Open AccessSelf-reported quality of activities of daily living task performance in four diagnostic groups with chronic conditions
Author(s) -
Karin Nielsen,
Louise Klokker,
Eva Ejlersen Wæhrens
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of therapy and rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1759-779X
pISSN - 1741-1645
DOI - 10.12968/ijtr.2020.0025
Subject(s) - activities of daily living , psychological intervention , quality of life (healthcare) , task (project management) , medicine , intervention (counseling) , gerontology , psychology , physical therapy , psychiatry , nursing , management , economics
Background/aims To design intervention programmes addressing activities of daily living task performance problems in individuals with chronic conditions, more knowledge about the types of challenges these individuals experience is needed. The aim of this study was to examine the types of activities of daily living tasks, as well as the types of problems related to the quality of task performance, that individuals with chronic conditions report and determine similarities and differences in four diagnostic sub-groups.Methods Data on self-reported quality of activities of daily living task performance were collected among 593 individuals with rheumatological disease, incurable cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and schizophrenia, using the ADL-Interview. Activities of daily living tasks most frequently reported as problematic were identified within each sub-group. Sub-group profiles were generated to identify similarities and differences in quality of performance.Results Participants reported problems performing similar types of activities of daily living tasks across diagnostic sub-groups, especially within instrumental activities of daily living. Moreover, participants mainly reported a decreased quality of performance in terms of using extra time and/or increased physical effort while performing personal activities of daily living.Conclusions As individuals across four chronic conditions reported somewhat similar problems related to activities of daily living task performance, generic activities of daily living interventions addressing these problems seem appropriate, especially interventions addressing problems related to use of extra time and increased effort.