Problems with Assessments of Activities of Daily Living
- 1 February 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in British Journal of Occupational Therapy
- Vol. 52 (2) , 50-54
- https://doi.org/10.1177/030802268905200205
Abstract
This is the second of two articles addressing the design and use of assessments of activities of daily living (ADL). The first article reviewed 15 published ADL assessments and evaluated their usefulness for occupational therapists together with any evidence for their reliability and validity. The importance of using standardised assessments was stressed. This second article explains what is meant by terms such as reliability, validity and operationalisation. It details the consequences of using assessments in which these terms are misunderstood or, even, totally absent.Keywords
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