Presentation created for educating the Spinal cord injured Persons about Actiities of Daily Living and Community Re-integration. Saurabh Bhalla

1. रोगी शिक्षा
Patient Education
ADL’s & Community Re-
integration
Saurabh Bhalla
Occupational Therapist

2. Activities of Daily Living
Activities of daily living (ADLs) – Term used in
healthcare to refer to daily self care activities
within an individual's place of residence, in
outdoor environments, or both.
Ability or inability to perform
ADLs as a measurement of the
functional status of a person.

3. WE ALL WANT To . . .
Wake
up
Brush teeth
Dress
Nicely
Take shower
Eat
Good
Meal
Preparation
Leisure
Out
Travelling
Games
Reading
Pamper
ourselves
Groom Well
Shop
Clothes
Accessories
Shoes
Resta
urants
Street Food
Hotels
Extended Family
Comu
nicate

4. D.E.A.T.H
• Dressing
• Bathing
• Eating/feeding
• Ambulation / Functional mobility
• Toilet hygiene
• Personal hygiene and grooming

5. S.H.A.F.T
• Shopping
• Home management / Health Management
• Account management / Money Management
• Food preparation
• Telephone / Communication

6. Quadriplegic*
 Dressing
 Bathing
 Eating/feeding
 Ambulation / Functional mobility
 Toilet hygiene
 Personal hygiene and grooming
 Shopping
 Home management / Health
Management
 Account management / Money
Management
 Food preparation
 Telephone / Communication
Paraplegic
 Dressing
 Bathing
 Eating/feeding
 Ambulation / Functional mobility
 Toilet hygiene
 Personal hygiene and grooming
 Shopping
 Home management / Health
Management
 Account management / Money
Management
 Food preparation
 Telephone / Communication
Independence…
* Depending upon level of injury

8. • Dressing - 1
• Dressing – 2
• Gaming

9. Independence…
Contact your Occupational Therapist to enhance
your
I N D E P E N D E N C E
INDEPENDENCE IS NOT A PHYSICAL STATE
BUT MORE AN ATTITUDE IN WHICH AN
INDIVIDUAL TAKES ON RESPONSIBILITY,
SOLVES PROBLEMS, AND ESTABLISHES
GOALS.

10. Community Re-Integration
Rehabilitation Services
Medical Services

11. Community Re-Integration

12. Community
Re-integration
Barriers
Environmental Physical
Opportunities Recreation Fitness Health Status
Biological Psychological Social