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Studies of illness in the aged. the index of adl: a standardized measure of biological and psychosocial function.
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The Index of ADL as discussed by the authors was developed to study results of treatment and prognosis in the elderly and chronically ill. Grades of the Index summarize over-all performance in bathing, dressing, going to toilet, transferring, continence, and feeding.Abstract:
The Index of ADL was developed to study results of treatment and prognosis in the elderly and chronically ill. Grades of the Index summarize over-all performance in bathing, dressing, going to toilet, transferring, continence, and feeding. More than 2,000 evaluations of 1,001 individuals demonstrated use of the Index as a survey instrument, as an objective guide to the course of chronic illness, as a tool for studying the aging process, and as an aid in rehabilitation teaching. Of theoretical interest is the observation that the order of recovery of Index functions in disabled patients is remarkably similar to the order of development of primary functions in children. This parallelism, and similarity to the behavior of primitive peoples, suggests that the Index is based on primary biological and psychosocial function, reflecting the adequacy of organized neurological and locomotor response.read more
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Our primitive contemporaries
TL;DR: Murdock as mentioned in this paper described the life of the Haida people as they lived it day-by-day in its framework of material, social and religious organisation, using first-hand knowledge.
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Multidisciplinary studies of illness in aged persons VI. Comparison study of rehabilitated and nonrehabilitated patients with fracture of the hip.
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