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instrumental activities of daily living

instrumental activities of daily living Instrumental activities of daily living are the more complex everyday tasks needed for independent living in the community, such as shopping, cooking, commuting, and managing household affairs.

Instrumental activities of daily living are the more complex everyday tasks needed for independent living in the community, such as shopping, cooking, commuting, and managing household affairs. Compared with basic self-care activities, they place greater demands on memory, attention, executive abilities, and physical functioning.

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Drafting source: Barakat Zainab; Sacre Hala; Khatib Sarah; Hajj Aline; BouMalham Carmela; Haddad Chadia; Zeenny Rony M; Akel Marwan; Abbas Linda Abou; Barakat Marc; Rachidi Samar; Salameh Pascale. A contemporary tool for assessing instrumental activities of daily living: Validation of a caregiver-reported scale for non-institutionalized older adults. 2025; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0322554; article XML SHA-256 762d61ae162e2a6801a3e94a291ca131920bdce102f8405a985a3f01e33a5ea7. “A contemporary tool for assessing instrumental activities of daily living: Validation of a caregiver-reported scale for non-institutionalized older adults” (10.1371/journal.pone.0322554).
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