ABSTRACT

Objective : To develop a basic ADL instrument for persons with stroke, reflecting our cultural values.Methods : The ADL instruments that have been developed previously were gathered, excluding the ADL items, which lowered the validity of the instrument. We surveyed occupational therapists on the values of basic ADL with a total of thirty-four item cards. The value of ADL was measured by Q sorting technique. And seventy-two outpatients with stroke were evaluated to gain final items selection and weighted items.Results : Ten items for outpatients were selected. For outpatients, functional ambulation at indoor was weighted to four times; ‘transferring to car’, ‘brushing teeth’, and ‘using proper utensils’ were weighted to three times, and ‘dressing and undressing shoes and socks’ was weighted to two times.Conclusion : We developed a basic ADL instrument for outpatients and the range of score of each instrument was 0～80. The internal consistency for outpatients was high(Cronbach α=0.93). However, further study requires the concurrent validity, construct validity and the test-retest reliability of the present ADL items.