The independent living scales ils was born out the the research for my masters thesis and doctoral dissertation at st. The lawton instrumental activities of daily living iadl scale. Pdf the independent living scales as a measure of functional. The university of texas southwestern medical center at dallas, 2007 supervising professor. To assess the validity of the ils among persons with schizophrenia, the instrument was administered to 162 individuals with schizophrenia who were living in three gradations of care. Katz index of independence in activities of daily living adl. The independent living scales ils is an individually administered assessment of the degree to which adults are capable of caring for themselves and their property. The independent living scale ils was developed and refined over 15 years of clinical application in a postacute traumatic brain injury tbi rehabilitation setting. The current study aimed to evaluate the validity and reliability of two subscales of the independent living scales ils in the elderly. The independent living scales as a measure of functional. The independent living scales ils measures cognitive skills required for independent living and is intended to provide guidelines for appropriate supervision requirements for persons in residential placement. Instrumental activities of daily living iadls are activities related to independent living and are valuable for evaluating persons with earlystage disease, both to. The independent living scales ils measures cognitive skills required for independent living and is intended to provide guidelines for.
The independent living scales ils measures cognitive skills required for independent living and is intended to provide guidelines for appropriate supervision requirements for persons in. The independent living scale ils was developed to assess activity of daily living, behavior and initiation following traumatic brain injury. Pdf translation and validation of two subscales of independent. The items, which target situations relevant to independent living, require the examinee to do. The independent living scales ils was born out the the research for my masters thesis. Independent living scale daily monitoring of skill acquisition. The ils assesses adults competence in activities of daily living related to independent living.
Tfls texas functional living scale pearson assessments. Download the independent living skills measurement scale pdf. Medsail was significantly correlated with the independent living scales r 0. Performance on the texas functional living scale tfls in mild cognitive impairment publication no. Edition notes includes bibliographical references p. Pdf the independent living scales ils measures cognitive skills required for independent living and is intended to provide guidelines for. Use the following scale to rate the statements below. Katz index of independence in activities of daily living. The independent living scales as a measure of functional outcome. Katz developed another scale for instrumental activities of daily living such as heavy. Overcoming deficits and mastering life skills is the foundation of our treatment philosophy. The independent living scale ils is a powerful treatment tool that cns utilizes to measure a patients skill level in. Cinahl and pubmed searches on the reliability and validity for the independent living scales ils.