Simplified Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale

 

Parameters:

(1) using the telephone

(2) getting to places out of walking distance (some form of transportation required)

(3) shopping for groceries or food

(4) preparing own meals or using a microwave

(5) doing household chores (vacuum, dust, dishes, handyman)

(6) doing own laundry or taking clothes to the cleaner

(7) taking own medicine (right timing, right dose)

(8) managing own mail and money

Responses	Points
without any help at all	1
with some help	2
completely unable to do on own	3

 

where:

• There are no measures for dressing, toileting, feeding or grooming.

 

total score =

= SUM(points for all 8 parameters)

 

Interpretation:

• minimum score: 8

• maximum score: 24

• The higher the score the greater the disability.