activity of daily living

Japanese: activity of daily living(英語表記)activityofdailyliving
activity of daily living

...However, the assessment given by this is merely information about the inside of the body, and does not tell us the degree of the actual difficulty in daily life. Therefore, the activity of daily living (ADL) was created as an advanced form of functional diagnosis. This is used to measure the most important behavioral abilities in daily life, such as whether or not the person can independently defecate, bathe, put on and take off clothes, eat, and move around, depending on the type of illness, and is used as a measure of assistance, rehabilitation, and treatment. ...

*Some of the terms that refer to "activity of daily living" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…ただし,これによって与えられる判断は,単に身体内部の情報であるにすぎず,実際の生活面で,どの程度の支障があるかを告げるものではない。そこで,機能診断の発展した形として日常生活活動度activity of daily living(ADL)がつくられる。これは日常生活に最も重要な行動能力,たとえば,排便,入浴,衣服の着脱,食事,移動などが独立して行えるかどうかなど,病気の種類に応じて判定することで,介助やリハビリテーション,治療の尺度にする。…

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