Evaluation of Function

Question 1

What is the difference between BADLs and IADLs?

Answer 1

BADLs: Self-care activities such as: dressing, washing, eating, ambulating

IADLs: More advanced activities that allow us to live independently such as: shopping, using transportation, cooking, cleaning

Question 2

Standardized v. Nonstandardized assessments?

Answer 2

Standardized: - Formal functional assessment tool
Administered the same way, every time
-Carefully selected items
-Items clearly defined
-Provides valid, reliable information
-May not represent all activities meaningful to client

Nonstandardized: - more informal

• include activitiesimportant to evaluator for client
• may be incomplete, unreplicable

Question 3

What is the difference between reliability and validity?

Answer 3

Reliability: the degree to which an assessment tool produces stable and consistent results

Validity: how well a test measures what it is supposed to measure

Question 4

What is Responsiveness?

What is Precision?

Answer 4

Responsiveness - measures intended changes

Precision - ability to detect change (aka specificity)