Activities of Daily Living (ADL)

4001 relevant articles (319 outcomes, 426 trials/studies) found for this Therapy

Description: The performance of the basic activities of self care, such as dressing, ambulation, eating, etc., in rehabilitation.

Also Known As:

ADL; Independent Living; Activities, Daily Living; Activity, Daily Living; Care, Self (Rehabilitation); Cares, Self (Rehabilitation); Daily Living Activities; Daily Living Activity; Living Activities, Daily; Living Activity, Daily; Living, Independent; Self Cares (Rehabilitation); Chronic Limitation of Activity; Limitation of Activity, Chronic; Self Care (Rehabilitation)

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Therapeutics: 4983

Rehabilitation: 157

Activities of Daily Living: 4001

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Activities of Daily Living: 4001

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Rehabilitation: 157

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Related Diseases

1.	Pain (Aches) 02/01/2008 - "The surgery did not increase the associated morbidity and mortality and most of the patients benefited from the surgery in terms of reduction in pain, increase in ADL and walking ability and overall increase in the satisfaction rate." 06/01/2004 - "The scores for pain, stability, and activities of daily living improved most; there was little change in motion" 01/01/2003 - "Over 90% of the patients regarded improvement in the subscales Pain, Symptoms, Activities of Daily Living, and knee-related Quality of Life to be extremely or very important when deciding to have their knee operated on indicating good content validity" 10/30/2005 - "Excellent or good outcomes were achieved in 92.3% of cases: good ambulation, independence in activities of daily living, and no pain" 02/01/2004 - "The minimum twelve-month evaluation showed excellent pain relief and improvement in the ability to perform activities of daily living despite the high rate of recurrent defects; however, at a minimum follow-up of two years, the results deteriorated with only twelve patients who had an American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons score of >/=80." Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
2.	Parkinson Disease (Parkinson's Disease) 08/01/1999 - "For the first 3 to 6 months postoperatively, all patients showed a mean improvement of motor scores on the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), in the best "on" (21%) and worst "off" (40%) UPDRS III motor subscale, a mean 30% improvement in the UPDRS II activities of daily living (ADL) subscore, and 60% on the UPDRS IV complications of treatment subscale" 03/01/2006 - "In those that preferred CLE, Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) mentation and motor subscores, Parkinson Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ-39) quality-of-life activities of daily living (ADL) and bodily discomfort subscores, and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) scores were significantly improved" 03/01/2005 - "All of the cardinal features of Parkinson's disease as well as activities of daily living (ADL) scores significantly improved (P < 0.01)" 11/01/2004 - "The active occupational therapy intervention group experienced a significant reduction of Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (total score and Activities of Daily Living [ADL] section), and PDQ-39 scores (total scores and ADL subsection)" 05/01/2004 - "Following physical rehabilitation, there was a significant improvement in UPDRS (ADL and motor sections) scores, Self-assessment Parkinson's disease Disability Scale, Ten-Meter Walk test and Zung scale for depression" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
3.	Stroke (Strokes) 01/01/2007 - "RESULTS: The results revealed severe stroke impact and low functioning in activities of daily living in the participant group, yet the level of participation in leisure activities improved significantly after attending the program (t=-8.1, p=0.000)" 09/01/2004 - "CONCLUSIONS: Community occupational therapy significantly improved personal and extended activities of daily living and leisure activity in patients with stroke" 04/01/2002 - "Brief periods between stroke and onset of rehabilitation and longer duration of rehabilitation treatment were significantly associated with better outcome with respect to ADL-functions." 11/01/2000 - "Medical/surgical patients were more likely to recover premorbid ADL function (P < .05) but 1-year mortality was significantly greater (30% vs. 14% hip fracture; 18% stroke; P < .001)" 04/01/1999 - "CONCLUSIONS: Children and adolescents who survive stroke have good outcome for mobility and ADL skills, but more difficulty with language and cognitive recovery" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
4.	Alzheimer Disease (Alzheimer's Disease) 01/01/2004 - "It has been shown to provide significant benefits in cognition, global function and activities of daily living in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease" 01/01/2008 - "With repeated weekly dosing, sustained improvement at 1 month is documented, with a more than 10-point improvement in the patient's abilities to perform activities of daily living as measured by a standardized instrument, the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study-Activities of Daily Living inventory" 07/01/2000 - "Using the Clinician's Global Rating of Change as a gold standard for change, differences between Bristol Activities of Daily Living Scale scores before and after medication were compared with change in Mini-Mental State Examination, Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive and the Nurses Observation Scale for Geriatric Patients, in 61 older adults receiving anticholinesterase medication for Alzheimer's disease" 05/01/1999 - "It benefited the cognitive decline, psychiatric and behavioral disturbances, impaired ability to perform instrumental and basic activities of daily living, and global state of patients diagnosed with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease." 08/01/1998 - "Those drugs currently available, and those in development, may offer effective treatment for some of the core symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, slowing the rate of cognitive decline and preserving competence in activities of daily living for longer" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
5.	Dyskinesias (Dyskinesia) 10/09/1997 - "RESULTS: The percent improvements at six months were as follows: off-period score for overall motor function, 28 percent (95 percent confidence interval, 19 to 38 percent), with most of the improvement in the contralateral limbs; off-period score for activities of daily living, 29 percent (95 percent confidence interval, 19 to 39 percent); on-period score for contralateral dyskinesias, 82 percent (95 percent confidence interval, 72 to 91 percent); and on-period score for ipsilateral dyskinesias, 44 percent (95 percent confidence interval, 29 to 59 percent)" 01/01/1998 - "At 6-month follow up, a cohort of our first 40 patients undergoing pallidotomy demonstrated the following mean improvements when examined after drug withdrawal (off) and under optimal medication (on): total motor off scores-31%; total off activities of daily living scores-30%; and total on dyskinesias-63% (contralateral and ipsilateral dyskinesias improved 82% and 50%, respectively)" 12/01/1990 - "During the course of this study, a statistically significant improvement was noted in percent "on" time, percent "on" time without dyskinesia, activity of daily living (ADL) scores during the "on" stages, and ADL, motor, and Schwab-England scores during the "off" stages" 10/01/2005 - "Stimulation improved cardinal features and activities of daily living (ADL) (P < 0.0001 and P < 0.02 for STN and GPi, respectively) and prolonged the 'on' time spent with good mobility without dyskinesias (P < 0.00001)" 07/01/2002 - "Three years postoperatively, GPi stimulation led to a significant improvement of dyskinesia severity (50%, P = 0.05) and activities of daily living (subscore of quality of life scale, 9%, P = 0.05)" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
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