Test-Retest Reliability of a Measure of Independence in Everyday Activities: The ADL Profile

Table 1

Test-retest reliability of the task scores of the ADL Profile ().

Tasks	Session 1		Session 2		Kappa	SD	Landis and Koch scale
		S.D.		SD
Personal
Bathing	1.60	1.32	1.42	1.26	0.79	0.10	Substantial
Grooming	1.40	1.19	1.47	1.31	0.73	0.11	Substantial
Toileting	1.80	1.36	1.85	1.42	0.75	0.12	Substantial
Putting on clothes and shoes	1.50	1.28	1.63	1.42	0.65	0.12	Substantial
Having a meal	1.80	1.28	1.85	1.31	0.93	0.07	Almost perfect
Home
Preparing a light meal	1.45	1.15	1.58	1.30	0.74	0.11	Substantial
Preparing a hot meal	1.00	1.11	1.06	1.16	0.66	0.13	Substantial
Doing daily house cleaning	1.35	1.18	1.47	1.35	0.73	0.11	Substantial
Doing weekly house cleaning	1.10	1.10	1.06	1.16	0.66	0.12	Substantial
Doing laundry	1.00	1.08	0.94	1.14	0.67	0.12	Substantial
Community
Walking or moving outdoors	1.35	1.27	1.55	1.43	0.64	0.12	Substantial
Using public transportation	1.20	1.20	1.25	1.21	0.85	0.10	Almost perfect
Shopping	1.35	1.22	1.30	1.17	0.73	0.12	Substantial
Telephoning for information	0.94	1.30	1.00	1.28	0.45	0.13	Moderate
Paying a bill	0.60	0.68	2.38	1.04	0.86	0.09	Almost perfect
Using an automated banking machine	1.42	1.39	1.39	1.42	0.53	0.14	Moderate
Making a budget	0.70	0.86	0.90	1.02	0.53	0.14	Moderate