ADAPSS primary scale assesses ‘an individual’s initial evaluation of an event or situation’. Its secondary scale assesses ‘an individual’s evaluation of their own coping resources, the possibility of [...]

One of the oldest developed measures of basic activities of daily living Originally developed to assess the severity of disability in personal care and mobility in stroke patients [...]

The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) is a clinician-administered interview style questionnaire which measures the client’s self-perception of occupational performance. The client is asked to identify a number [...]

Craig Hospital Inventory of Environmental Factors (CHIEF) assesses the perceived impact of various types of environmental barriers. The CHIEF takes into account the type, frequency, and magnitude of [...]

Assesses frequency of performing Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) Includes items that reflect the patient’s behavior in the areas of domestic chores, leisure/work, and outdoor activities A [...]

Often considered the gold standard for assessing basic activities of daily living (ex. self-care) It consists of two subscales, motor and socio-cognitive. The motor subscale includes 13 items: [...]

Assesses burden of care and functional impairment This version of the FIM is completed by the patient Similar to the FIM, the FIM-SR subscales includes: 1) Self-care 2) [...]

Developed to assess the complex activities of daily living (ADLs) for older adults living in the community. It assesses a person’s ability to perform tasks such as using [...]

Generic instrument that can be used with persons with or without disability Developed to measure independence in basic activities of daily living (ADLs) Can be use in people [...]

The Needs Assessment Checklist (NAC) is an interview-based assessment, measuring patient perception of independence in a range of tasks from 9 SCI-specific rehabilitation domains: activities of daily living [...]