Activities of daily living (ADL) refer to the necessary activities that a person carries out every day to meet the needs of daily life, including eating, dressing, washing, bathing, going to the toilet and dressing. Functional actions include turning over, sitting up from the bed, transferring, walking, driving a wheelchair, going up and down stairs, etc.
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1. Prepare Barthel index scale for instruments and equipment. The scale stipulates the systematic design and classification of ADL test items, and quantifies the completion of each activity, which is expressed by scores. The reliability, validity and sensitivity of the scale have been tested, and its unified and standardized examination and scoring methods make it possible to compare the evaluation results between different patients, different therapies and different medical institutions.
2. Explain the purpose and inspection method to the patient before the examination, and fully obtain the cooperation of the patient.