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1Director, Occupational Therapy Services, San Jose Hospital, San Jose, CA.
Abstract:
A subjective rating scale to measure changes in performance of activities of daily living before and after participation in an out-patient multidisciplinary pulmonary rehabilitation program is presented. Results of a small pilot study using the scale is reported in which the scores of patients in ADL are compared with one measure of their pulmonary function. The use of the scale as an adjunct to planning occupational therapy programs is proposed and suggestions are made both for its change and for improving its usefulness to other therapists.
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