Development of the ADL Profile.

This article presents a new instrument, the ADL Pcofile, which is designed specifically for the head injured adult. The instrument is based on the model of occupational performance and on Luria's model of cerebral and motor functioning. It divides the concept of activities of daily living (ADL) into 3 dimensions: personal environment, home environment and community environment. It further delineates a number of activities, tasks and operations under each of these dimensions. The article presents a rationale for the instrument's development, a description of the development process and the preliminary validation work, and details of the instrument itself.