Self-reported quality of activities of daily living task performance in four diagnostic groups with chronic conditions

Background/aims To design intervention programmes addressing activities of daily living task performance problems in individuals with chronic conditions, more knowledge about the types challenges these experience is needed. The aim this study was to examine tasks, as well related quality performance, that conditions report and determine similarities differences four diagnostic sub-groups. Methods Data on self-reported were collected among 593 rheumatological disease, incurable cancer, obstructive pulmonary disease schizophrenia, using ADL-Interview. Activities tasks most frequently reported problematic identified within each sub-group. Sub-group profiles generated identify performance. Results Participants performing similar across sub-groups, especially instrumental living. Moreover, participants mainly a decreased terms extra time and/or increased physical effort while personal Conclusions As somewhat generic interventions seem appropriate, use effort.