Assessment tools to evaluate Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) in older adults: A systematic review

作者：Marzieh Pashmdarfard, Akram Azad · 发表于：Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 年份：2020 · DOI：10.47176/mjiri.34.33 · 被引用次数：156 · 研究领域：Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research、Aging and Gerontology Research、Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery

↑What is "already known" in this topic: Assessment tools for evaluating Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) are very important.These instruments are developed in especial context and especial community.Given the increase in the number of the ageing population, it is important to identify the barriers and performance problems of this community by these tools.→What this article adds: This artic introduces 8 assessment tools for assessing ADL and 5 assessment tools for IADL of elderly people.These tools were not specific to Iranian culture and were not designed in Iran.Therefore, it is better to have a step towards developing a suitable tool for assessing ADL and IADLs in Iranian elderly.