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The activities of daily living (ADLs) are a defined set of activities necessary for normal self-care. The activities are movement in bed, transfers, locomotion, dressing, personal hygiene, and feeding. These six activities are defined as follows:
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Movement in bed (sitting in, rising from, and moving around in bed)
- 2.
Transfers (moving from one seat to another, changing position from sitting to standing, and transferring to and from the toilet and bed)
- 3.
Locomotion (walking on the level, on gentle slopes, and downstairs)
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Dressing (putting on socks, stockings, and shoes, as well as clothing the upper and lower trunk)
- 5.
Personal hygiene (grooming, and washing of face, trunk, extremities and perineum)
- 6.
Feeding (eating and drinking, but not the preparation of food)
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Van Dam, D., De Deyn, P.P. (2010). Activities of Daily Living. In: Stolerman, I.P. (eds) Encyclopedia of Psychopharmacology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68706-1_1173
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