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Function Assessment Measures
- Alzheimer’s Disease Co-operative Study - Activities of Daily Living Inventory (ADCS-ADL)
Purpose: An inventory of informant based items to assess activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living, i.e. functional performance, of Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
Admin time: 15 min
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Administered by: Informant/proxy rating scale. Informant = someone who spends at least 2 days a week with the patient.
Most Appropriate: Primary, Community, and Residential Care. Assessing functional performance.
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- Disability Assessment for Dementia (DAD)
Purpose: Assessment of functional disability for caregivers of community-dwelling persons with AD. Quantitatively measures functional abilities in activities of daily living (ADL) in individuals with cognitive impairment such as dementia.
Admin time: Less than 15 min
User Friendly: Practical and easy to administer
Administered by: Trained observer
Most Appropriate: Primary, Community and Residential Care. It is recommended interviewing the patient away from the patient.
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- Cleveland Scale for Activities of Daily Living (CSALD)
Purpose: Designed to measure in detail specific activities of daily living in individuals with dementia.
Admin time: 10-20 min
User Friendly: Admin is medium and scoring is complicated. Need to be familiar with manual.
Administered by: Informant/proxie rating based on interview.
Most Appropriate: Primary, Community, and Residential Care. People living in the community.
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