Enhancing 'meaningfulness' of functional assessments: UK adaptation of the Amsterdam IADL questionnaire.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Commonly used measures of instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) do not capture activities for a technologically advancing society. This study aimed to adapt the proxy/informant-based Amsterdam IADL Questionnaire (A-IADL-Q) for use in the UK and develop a self-report version.

Design

An iterative mixed method cross-cultural adaptation of the A-IADL-Q and the development of a self-report version involving a three-step design: (1) interviews and focus groups with lay and professional stakeholders to assess face and content validity; (2) a questionnaire to measure item relevance to older adults in the U.K.; (3) a pilot of the adapted questionnaire in people with cognitive impairment.

Setting

Community settings in the UK.

Participants

One hundred a

SUBMITTER: Stringer G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8482374 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature