Development and Testing of the Assessment of Living Skills and Resources (ALSAR) in Elderly Community-Dwelling Veterans

The Assessment of Living Skills and Resources (ALSAR), an innovative instrumental activities of daily living tool, systematically evaluates the accomplishment of 11 tasks by separately rating patient skill and resource levels for each task and combining these levels to determine risk. The ALSAR was...

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Published in:The Gerontologist 1991-02, Vol.31 (1), p.84-91
Main Authors: Williams, Jane H., Drinka, Theresa J. K., Greenberg, Jan R., Farrell-Holtan, Jean, Euhardy, Reenie, Schram, Martha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Aged
Assessment of Living Skills and Resources
Daily Living Skills
Evaluation
Evaluation Criteria
Evaluation Methods
Female
Functional
Geriatric Assessment
Humans
Instrumental activities of daily living
Lifestyles
Male
Measures (Individuals)
Methods
Older Adults
Older people
Social research
Test Validity
Tests
Veterans
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Summary:The Assessment of Living Skills and Resources (ALSAR), an innovative instrumental activities of daily living tool, systematically evaluates the accomplishment of 11 tasks by separately rating patient skill and resource levels for each task and combining these levels to determine risk. The ALSAR was administered to 75 elderly veterans in a home care program. It predicted change to more supportive living arrangements and a more structured living environment, nursing home placement, hospitalization, and death during the 6-month study period. The ALSAR has proven useful for interdisciplinary problem solving and treatment planning.
ISSN:0016-9013
1758-5341
DOI:10.1093/geront/31.1.84