Activities of daily living in dementia: revalidation of the E-ADL Test and suggestions for further development.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The everyday practical capabilities of dementia patients have a direct influence on a patient's independence and thus on the person's quality of life and on the amount of care needed. These capabilities are therefore important as therapeutic goals and are also important from a health-economic point of view. To date, no economical and valid performance test is available. The E-ADL-Test developed by Gräβel et al. in 2009 is a short performance test that has, however, only been validated on a small sample thus far. The objective of the present study is to re-validate the E-ADL-Test and explore possibilities for further development.

Methods

The data were obtained from an RCT with a sample of 139 dementia patients in 5 nursing homes in Bavaria (Germany). The internal c

SUBMITTER: Luttenberger K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3605268 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature