Table 4.

Instruments used to assess everyday function.

Scale	Reference
Informant-based rating scales
Physical Self-maintenance and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scales	Lawton & Brody, 1969
Disability Assessment for Dementia (DAD)	Gelinas et al. 1998
ADCS – Activities of Daily Living Inventory	Galasko et al., 1997
IQCODE	Jorm et al. 1994
ECog	Tomaszewski Farias et al. (2008).
Performance-based measures
Direct Assessment of Functional Status (DAFS)	Loewenstein et al. 1989
UCSD Performance-Based Skills Assessment (UPSA)	Patterson et al. 2001
Structured Assessment of Independent Living Skills (SAILS)	Mahurin et al. 1991