Table 1.
Everyday life assessment tools.
| # | Assessment tool (# articles using tool) | Example article using the tool | Everyday life activity measured by assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct observation of behavior | |||
| 1 | ADL script and task (1) | Godbout et al., 2007 | Going to restaurant\doctor\hairdresser\wedding\cinema; shopping for groceries |
| 2 | Apparel purchase decision task (1) | Kim et al., 2019 | Clothing shopping |
| 3 | Food preparation task (1) | Knight, 2000 | Two food preparation activities: one simple (tuna sandwich); one complex (macaroni and cheese) |
| 4 | Kitchen behavioral video task with researcher-built script (1) | Semkovska et al., 2002 | Cooking a meal |
| 5 | Three ADL tasks (1) | Semkovska et al., 2004 | Choosing a menu, shopping for ingredients, cooking a meal |
| Global rating scales | |||
| 6 | Global Assessment of Functioning (12) | Holt et al., 2011 | Global functioning |
| 7 | Health of the Nation Scale (1) | Roberts, 2004 | Global functioning |
| 8 | Reintegration to Normal Living Index (1) | Katz and Keren, 2011 | Global functioning |
| 9 | Social and Occupational Functioning Scale (1) | Velligan et al., 2016 | Global functioning |
| Informant | |||
| 10 | Basic Everyday Living Skills (1) | Power et al., 2013 | Basic living skills |
| 11 | Direct Assessment of Functional Status, revised (1) | Vizzotto et al., 2016 | Skills for time orientation, communication, dealing with finances, shopping, grooming, eating |
| 12 | Disability Assessment Schedule (1) | Ojeda et al., 2012 | Self-care management, social competence, vocational outcome, family contact |
| 13 | Independent Living Skill Survey, informant version (3) | Harvey et al., 2013 | Completing everyday tasks within the last 30 days |
| 14 | Multnomah Community Abilities Scale (3) | Tan and King, 2013 | Health, adaptation, social skills, behavior |
| 15 | Personal and Social Performance Scale (2) | Inchausti et al., 2018 | Self-care, activities, relationships, behavior |
| 16 | Rehabilitation Evaluation Hall and Baker (1) | Takahashi et al., 2005 | General behavior |
| 17 | Social Autonomy Scale (1) | Bulzacka et al., 2016 | Personal hygiene, everyday life management, resource management, outside functioning, affective life/social interaction |
| 18 | Specific Levels of Functioning (14) | Bowie et al., 2008 | Community activities, interpersonal skills, work skills |
| 19 | Strauss-Carpenter Levels of Functioning Scale (1) | Dickinson and Coursey, 2002 | Hospitalization frequency, social contacts, employment and productive activities, symptomatology |
| 20 | Routine Assessment of Patient Progress (1) | Thornton et al., 2010 | Daily functioning: socialization skills, leisure activities, budgeting skills, and social problem-solving |
| Performance-based | |||
| 21 | Executive Functions Performance Testa (3) | Katz and Keren, 2011 | Simple cooking, telephone use, medication management, bill payment |
| 22 | Assessment of Motor and Process Skillsa (1) | Träger et al., 2017 | Personal ADL (PADL) and IADL |
| 23 | Cognitive Screening for Medication Self-Managementa (1) | Johnson, 1998 | Medication self-management |
| 24 | Computerized Shopping Task (2) | Laloyaux et al., 2013 | Shopping task |
| 25 | Driving simulator (1) | Miyata et al., 2018 | Driving |
| 26 | Everyday Functioning Battery (1) | Harvey et al., 2011 | Financial management |
| 27 | Familiarity with Meal Preparation Task questionnaire (2) | Aubin et al., 2014 | Meal preparation |
| 28 | Independent Living Scales (3) | Tan and King, 2013 | Memory/orientation, managing money, managing home and transportation, health and safety, social adjustment |
| 29 | Jentig50 Driving Simulator (1) | Fuermaier et al., 2019 | Driving |
| 30 | Kitchen Task Assessmenta (3) | Lipskaya-Velikovsky et al., 2015 | Cooking task |
| 31 | Knowledge of Grocery Shopping Skills Test (1) | Rempfer and Fowler, 2018 | Grocery shopping |
| 32 | Medication Management Ability Assessment (2) | Kurtz et al., 2007 | Medication management |
| 33 | Multiple Errands Testa (1) | Bulzacka et al., 2016 | Unpredictable situations and interpersonal interactions |
| 34 | Naturalistic Action Test (4) | Iampietro et al., 2012 | (a) Preparing a slice of toast and a cup of coffee (b) wrapping a gift while (c) packing a lunchbox, and packing a schoolbag |
| 35 | Observed Tasks of Daily Living, revised (3) | Lipskaya-Velikovsky et al., 2017 | Taking medications, using the telephone, managing finances |
| 36 | Perceive, Recall, Plan, and Perform system of task analysisa (3) | Aubin et al., 2014 | Meal preparation |
| 37 | Performance Assessment of Self-Care Skills (1) | Gildengers et al., 2013 | Money management: shopping, bill paying by check, checkbook balancing; medication management; current events: obtaining critical information from auditory and visual media; home maintenance: small repairs; environmental awareness: home safety; meal preparation: stovetop and sharp utensil use |
| 38 | Plan-a-Daya (1) | Holt et al., 2011 | Day planning scenarios in a work setting |
| 39 | Test of Everyday Attentiona (1) | O'Shea et al., 2010 | Map search, elevator counting, visual elevator, telephone search, lottery |
| 40 | Test of Grocery Shopping Skills (6) | Zayat et al., 2011 | Grocery shopping |
| 41 | UCSD Performance-Based Skills Assessment (20) | Holshausen et al., 2014 | Planning, finance, communication, transportation, household skills |
| 42 | UCSD Performance-Based Skills Assessment, brief version (21) | Durand et al., 2015 | Communication and finances |
| 43 | Virtual Action Planning-Supermarketa (2) | Josman et al., 2009 | Shopping task |
| 44 | Virtual Reality Apartment Medication Management Assessment (1) | Kurtz et al., 2007 | Medication management |
| 45 | Virtual Reality Functional Capacity Assessment Test (2) | Harvey et al., 2019 | Meal preparation, travel and transit, shopping, financial skills |
| 46 | Weekly Calendar Planning Assessmenta (1) | Kaizerman-Dinerman et al., 2018 | Scheduling meetings |
| Self-report instruments | |||
| 47 | Activity Card Sort (2) | Katz and Keren, 2011 | Percentage of activities an individual retained |
| 48 | Canadian occupational performance measure (1) | Kaizerman-Dinerman et al., 2018 | Self-care, productivity, leisure |
| 49 | Daily Activity Report (1) | Velligan et al., 2016 | Daily report of activities |
| 50 | Executive Personal Finance Scale (1) | Cheema et al., 2015 | Financial management |
| 51 | Functioning Assessment Short Test (2) | Jiménez-López et al., 2018 | Autonomy, occupational functioning, cognitive functioning, financial issues, interpersonal relationships, leisure time. |
| 52 | Independent Living Skill Survey, self-report (8) | Bryce et al., 2018 | Completion of everyday tasks within the last 30 days |
| 53 | Independent Living Skills Inventory (2) | Keefe et al., 2006 | Personal management, hygiene and grooming, clothing, basic skills (e.g., personal phone number), interpersonal skills, home maintenance, money management, cooking, resource utilization, general occupational skills, medication management |
| 54 | IADL questionnaire (1) | Hadas-Lidor et al., 2001 | IADL |
| 55 | Life Skills Profile (2) | Keller and Hayes, 1998 | Communication, nonturbulence, responsibility, self-care, social contact (six items; e.g., abuse of alcohol and drugs, taking offense readily, violence toward others) |
| 56 | Routine Task Inventory (2) | Katz and Keren, 2011 | Basic ADL, IADL, communication, work readiness |
| 57 | Schizophrenia Objective Functioning Instrument (1) | Velligan et al., 2016 | Living situation, instrumental skills, productivity, social functioning |
| 58 | Social Adjustment Scale-II (1) | Eack et al., 2010 | Work affinity, primary/family relations in household, social functioning outside the home, interpersonal anguish, sexual relations, social leisure, self-care |
| 59 | Major Role Adjustment Inventory (1) | Eack et al., 2010 | Vocational, social, household role functioning |
| 60 | Quality of Life Scale (1) | Gould et al., 2013 | Vocational, social, everyday living skills |
| 61 | Social Functioning Scale (2) | Dickerson et al., 1996 | Activation-engagement, interpersonal communication, ADL frequency; recreational and social activities, ADL competence, employment-occupational activity |
| 62 | Time Use Survey (1) | Reeder et al., 2017 | Hours per week over the past month spent in employment, education, voluntary work, voluntary and structured leisure activities, housework and chores, childcare, sports and hobbies |
| 63 | Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (1) | Kim et al., 2020 | Shopping, transportation, ability to handle finances, housekeeping, preparing food, ability to use a telephone, responsibility for own medication, recent memory, hobbies, watching television, and fixing things around the house |
| 64 | Satisfaction With Daily Occupations measure (1) | Holmefur et al., 2019 | Domestic tasks and self-care occupations |
Groupings: Global rating scale = rating tools scored by clinicians about the global function of the subject; self-report instruments = questionnaires, interviews, daily records, etc.; informant = caregiver, family member, personal therapist who rates the subject's routine and behavior in daily life; performance-based measures of functional skills = subject's capacity is measured while performing a standardized task; direct observation of behavior = subject performs a daily task and observer analyzes it.
See full reference list in Appendix A.
a
Performance-based tools that examine both everyday life and EF; ADL = activities of daily living; IADL = instrumental ADL.