Asberg K H
Scand J Soc Med. 1986;14(2):105-11.
In order to study the value of Katz' Index of ADL (Activities of Daily Living) for monitoring ADL-status among elderly persons receiving home-care, and to study their use of short-term hospital care, 40 consecutive recipients of a home-care subsidy in a health service district were followed during a period of six months. A licensed practical nurse visited them monthly, assessed their ADL-performance, and recorded their use of short-term hospital care. Twenty-seven persons changed in ADL-grade: 8 improved, 13 deteriorated, and 6 changed temporarily between the first and the final observation. Twenty-one persons were admitted to short-term hospital care; 19 of these changed in ADL-grade. The medical conditions that motivated hospital admission were serious and required hospital resources. The Index of ADL was found to monitor changes in ADL-status and is used today as a common language of disability between caretakers in the home and in hospital care.
为研究卡茨日常生活活动指数（ADL）在监测接受居家护理的老年人日常生活活动状况方面的价值，以及研究他们对短期住院护理的使用情况，在六个月的时间里对某健康服务区连续40名获得居家护理补贴的受助者进行了跟踪。一名执业护士每月探访他们，评估其日常生活活动表现，并记录他们对短期住院护理的使用情况。27人在日常生活活动等级上发生了变化：8人改善，13人恶化，6人在首次和最后观察之间出现暂时变化。21人接受了短期住院护理；其中19人在日常生活活动等级上发生了变化。促使住院的医疗状况较为严重，需要医院资源。发现日常生活活动指数可监测日常生活活动状况的变化，如今它被用作居家护理人员和住院护理人员之间通用的残疾语言。
