ADL

A 16-item scale; each item is rated from 0% (no confidence) to 100% (complete confidence). Respondents are asked to rate their confidence that they will lose their balance or become unsteady in the course of daily activities. (Powell, L.E, Myers A.M. )

Self-assessment of a subject's ability to use specific tools to perform ADL and work tasks. (Matheson, L.)

Gathers data about a person's interest patterns and characteristics (Matsutsuyu, J. revised by Rogers, J., Weinstein J., Firone, J.)

Reflects the functional status of hospital patients in activities of daily living and to assess change (Mahoney, F. I., Bathel, D. W.)

To assess cognitive, affective, and performance skills in daily living tasks and social interaction skills; evaluate the effectiveness of OT (Williams, S. L, Bloomer, J)

To identify unilateral visual neglect and how it affects daily life (Wilson, B., Cockburn, J., Halligan, P.)

To determine which, if any, assistive technology devices can allow an individual to maximize efficient performance of activities (Cook, A. M., Hussey, S. M.)

Provides an objective assessment of motor and process skills in the context of performing several familiar functional tasks of the subject's choice. (Fisher, A. G.)

Gathers data on a client's occupational adaptation over time (Kielhofner, G., Mallinson, T., Crawford, c., Nowak, M., Rigby, M., Henry, A., Walens, D.)

To identify changes in role activities (Gloria Furst OTR,MPH)