Bristol Activities of Daily Living Scale

Medical diagnostic method

Bristol Activities of Daily Living Scale
Synonyms	BADLS
Purpose	ability of daily living activity(those with dementia)

The Bristol Activities of Daily Living Scale (BADLS) is a 20-item questionnaire designed to measure the ability of someone with dementia to carry out daily activities such as dressing, preparing food and using transport.

References

Bucks, RS; Ashworth, DL; Wilcock, GK; Siegfried, K (1996). "Assessment of activities of daily living in dementia: development of the Bristol Activities of Daily Living Scale". Age and Ageing. 25 (2): 113–120. doi:10.1093/ageing/25.2.113. PMID 8670538.
Burns, Alistair; Lawlor, Brian; Craig, Sarah (2002). "Rating scales in old age psychiatry". British Journal of Psychiatry. 180 (2): 161–167. doi:10.1192/bjp.180.2.161. PMID 11823329.
Bucks, RS; Haworth, Judy (2002). "Bristol Activities of Daily Living Scale: a critical evaluation". Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics. 2 (5): 669–676. doi:10.1586/14737175.2.5.669. PMID 19810983. S2CID 46137516.

External links

"Bristol Activities of Daily Living questionnaire" (PDF). Belgium Government Health Portal. Retrieved 2012-08-26.

v t e Activities of daily living
Used to refer to daily self-care activities
Basic	Personal hygiene Dressing Feeding oneself Voluntary urinary and bowel control Ambulation Sleeping
Instrumental	Housework Cleaning Meal preparation Managing money Shopping Technology use Telephone use
Optional-instrumental	Care (of self, children, the elderly) Child rearing Emergency responses Safety procedures Driving Sexual activity
Related articles	Disability Personal care assistant Assisted living Care of residents

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