L5.3: ADL Elders Can Do

• ● Activities of Daily Living (ADL) is a measure of the functional status of older persons.

  ● Majority of older persons are able to perform ADL without help.

  ○ Otherwise, they suffer from illnesses, accidents, or injury.
• ● Leading causes of illnesses/accidents/injury that affected the ADL of older persons:

  1. Respiratory;
  2. Neurologies;
  3. Musculoskeletal;
  4. Cardiovascular;
  5. Sensory; and
  6. Trauma
• ● Common health problems/conditions presented by older persons:

  [1] Difficulty in walking (Abnormal Gait);

  • It happens when there is a difficulty in stepping forward or in walking. There are also imbalances when a person walks.

  [2] Difficulty in chewing (Dysphagia);

  [3] Impaired vision of at least one eye;

  [4] Hearing problems;

  [5] Feet restricting activities