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Abstract
The author describes a simple eight-item personal care index of activities of daily living (ADL) to aid in assessing the needs of patients requiring placement in a long-term care institution. Using the index, an analysis of patients in a nursing home was undertaken, comparing regular care patients with patients designated as heavy care. The results of the survey, including the ADL index and demographic and diagnostic data, are described.Entities:
Year: 1990 PMID: 21233918 PMCID: PMC2280115
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Can Fam Physician ISSN: 0008-350X Impact factor: 3.275