Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 12, 2026
06:52
Assessment of Dependence in Activities of Daily Living Among Older Patients in an Acute Care Unit
Published on: September 30, 2020
[Katz Index on elderly functionality evaluation]
Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte1, Claudia Laranjeira de Andrade, Maria Lúcia Lebrão
1Departamento de Enfermagem Médico-Cirúrgica da Escola de Enfermagem da USP. yedaenf@usp.br
Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da U S P
|August 29, 2007
Summary
The Index of Activities of Daily Living (ADL) is crucial for evaluating elders. This paper clarifies its history and correct use to standardize functional assessment in gerontology research.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Geriatric Medicine
- Rehabilitation Science
Context:
- The increasing elderly population necessitates reliable functional evaluation tools.
- Existing literature shows variations in the Index of Activities of Daily Living (ADL) usage.
- Standardization is needed for comparative analysis across studies and diverse populations.
Purpose:
- To provide a historical overview of the Index of Activities of Daily Living (ADL).
- To detail the evolution and correct application of Sidney Katz's ADL Index.
- To document authorized adaptations and changes to the ADL Index over time.
Summary:
- This paper traces the development and evolution of Sidney Katz's Index of Independency in the Daily Living (ADL).
- It addresses the proliferation of modified ADL versions, which complicates consistent research application.
- The study aims to establish a standardized understanding and use of the ADL Index.
Impact:
- Facilitates accurate and comparable functional assessments in the aging population.
- Aids researchers and clinicians in the correct utilization of the ADL Index.
- Contributes to the standardization of gerontological research data for improved insights.
Related Concept Videos
01:18Pharmacokinetics in Geriatric Patients: Effect of Age on Drug Excretion
In geriatric patients, renal physiology undergoes significant changes, including diminished renal blood flow and a lower glomerular filtration rate (GFR), leading to alterations in medication clearance. Drugs such as aminoglycoside antibiotics, lithium, and digoxin, which rely on glomerular filtration for removal from the body, particularly impact pharmacokinetics. These drugs tend to have slower clearance rates in older adults, necessitating careful dosage considerations.Evaluation of renal...
01:15Drug Dosing: Geriatric Patients
Elderly individuals encompass a diverse population with varying degrees of age-related physiological changes. Defining the elderly presents challenges, as the geriatric population is often arbitrarily categorized as individuals older than 65. However, many individuals in this group lead active and healthy lives, with an increasing number surpassing 85 years and falling into the older elderly category. Physiological changes associated with aging impact performance capacity and homeostatic...
01:27Pharmacodynamics in Geriatric Patients: Effects of Age
Age-related pharmacokinetic changes are extensively documented, but understanding age-related pharmacodynamic alterations is relatively limited. This knowledge gap can be partly attributed to the complexity of developing appropriate measures of drug responses compared to bioanalytical methods for determining drug concentrations.Most information regarding age-related differences in human pharmacodynamics originates from cross-sectional studies. However, these studies assume that observed mean...