FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT

Question 1

It is the evaluation pf the persons ability to carry out the basic self care activities of daily living such as bathing, eating, grooming and toileting

Answer 1

Functional Assessment

Question 2

a term uses to collectively describe fundamental skills that are required to independently care for oneself.

Answer 2

Activities of daily living

Question 3

What do we want to know in functional assessment?

Answer 3

Ability to perform ADLS independently without assistance.

Question 4

What is the 2 types of ADL?

Answer 4

Basic ADL - skills required to manage one’s basic physical need (personal hygiene, dressing, toileting, transferring or ambulating, eating

Instrumental ADL - include more complex activities that are related to the ability to live independently in the community (managing finances, food prep, housekeeping, laundry)

Answer 5

Decline in Physical Function

Question 6

Identify the causes for Limitations of ADL:

Signs of dementia

Answer 6

Cognitive or mental decline

Question 7

Give atleast 5 warning signs of dementia

Answer 7

• Memory loss
• problems w language
• Misplacing things
• Loss of initiative
• Changes in Personality

Question 8

defined as a state in which the individual lacks sense of belonging socially, lacks engagement w others.

Answer 8

Social Isolation

Question 9

unwanted undesirable effect

Answer 9

side effects of medications

Question 10

slippery floor, inadequate lighting, cluttered things, lack of assistive devices

Answer 10

Patients Home environment

Question 11

Give atleast 5 complications of Functional decline

Answer 11

• Loss of independence
• Reduced quality of life
• Falls and injury
• Incontinence
• decreased socialization

Question 12

What are the purposes of Functional Assesment?

Answer 12

• determine the patients degree of independence
• to establish what kind of help the examined patient required
• to indicate presence & Severity of disease

Question 13

It is the most appropriate instrument to assess functional status of the clients ability to perform ADL independently

Answer 13

Katz Index of Independence in ADL

Question 14

Bathing, toileting, continence, dressing, transferring, feeding

Answer 14

Activities of Katz Index of Independence in ADL

Question 15

no supervision or any assistance (1 pts)

Answer 15

Independence

Question 16

with supervision and assistance (0 pts)

Answer 16

Dependence

Question 17

Focuses primarily on household chores, mobility- related activities & cognitive abilities and is administered for 10-15 mins

Answer 17

Lawton Scale of Instrumental ADL

Question 18

Ability to telephone, shopping, food prep, housekeeping, laundry, mode of Transportation, Responsibility for own medication, ability to handle finances

Answer 18

Activities of Lawton Scale for Instrumental ADL

Question 19

What is the highest score you can get in Lawton scale and what does it indicate?

Answer 19

28 and dependent

Question 20

What is the lowest score you can get in LSI and what does it indicate?

Answer 20

8 and more independent

Question 21

is a performance- based tool based on assessing performance of 10 ADLS

Answer 21

Barthel Index of Activities of Daily Living

Question 22

what are the 2 major categories of Barthel Index?

Answer 22

Personal care and mobility

Question 23

includes task such as drinking from a cup, dressing, grooming, bathing & bowel

Answer 23

Personal Care

Question 24

includes wheelchair, manuevering, walking, stairs and transfer

Answer 24

mobility

Question 25

Give atleast 4 Interventions

Answer 25

• Patient Educ
• Suggest the use of adaptive devices
• Suggest drug substitution
• Stay connected

Question 26

Give examples of Adaptive devices

Answer 26

• wheelchair
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