title: 12. Index of ADL.
abstract: The Index of Activities of Daily Living (ADL) encompasses six basic human functions: bathing, dressing, toileting, transfer, continence, and feeding. It provides an objective method of classifying heterogeneous groups of people with chronic illnesses, disabilities and impairments, and of describing their health needs and outcomes.
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000818:Animals; D001494:Baths; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003672:Defecation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006120:Grooming; D006801:Humans; D014554:Urination