Activities of Daily Living

"Activities of Daily Living" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The performance of the basic activities of self care, such as dressing, ambulation, or eating.

Descriptor ID	D000203
MeSH Number(s)	E02.760.169.063.500.067 E02.831.067 I03.050 N02.421.784.110
Concept/Terms	Activities of Daily Living Activities of Daily Living ADL Activities, Daily Living Activity, Daily Living Daily Living Activities Daily Living Activity Living Activities, Daily Living Activity, Daily Limitation of Activity, Chronic Limitation of Activity, Chronic Chronic Limitation of Activity

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Activities of Daily Living".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Patient Care [E02.760]
Continuity of Patient Care [E02.760.169]
Aftercare [E02.760.169.063]
Rehabilitation [E02.760.169.063.500]
Activities of Daily Living [E02.760.169.063.500.067]
Rehabilitation [E02.831]
Activities of Daily Living [E02.831.067]
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Human Activities [I03]
Activities of Daily Living [I03.050]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Rehabilitation [N02.421.784]
Activities of Daily Living [N02.421.784.110]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Activities of Daily Living".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Activities of Daily Living" by people in this website by year, and whether "Activities of Daily Living" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 211 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 18 publications in 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	1	3	4
1996	1	2	3
1997	1	3	4
1999	1	8	9
2000	3	7	10
2001	1	2	3
2002	2	7	9
2003	0	3	3
2004	2	8	10
2005	0	4	4
2006	0	6	6
2007	2	6	8
2008	3	6	9
2009	1	3	4
2010	3	7	10
2011	3	8	11
2012	5	6	11
2013	3	3	6
2014	5	13	18
2015	6	6	12
2016	2	8	10
2017	2	3	5
2018	1	5	6
2019	1	4	5
2020	3	2	5
2021	4	4	8
2022	0	5	5
2023	3	3	6
2024	2	2	4
2025	0	3	3

Below are the most recent publications written about "Activities of Daily Living" by people in Profiles.

Ayers DC, Zheng H, Yang W, Yousef M. The Chitranjan S. Ranawat Award: Factors That Predict Outcome Five Years Following Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2025 Jul; 40(7S1):S12-S19.

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D'Ambrosio ES, Rose M, Chagat S, Paul GR, Waldrop MA. Comparison of Two Questionnaires for Sleep-Related Symptoms in Pediatric and Adult Patients With Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1. Muscle Nerve. 2025 Apr; 71(4):606-610.

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Nicholson J, Faughnan K, Silverman AF, Lesser V, Andresen ML, Bahr M, Corey T, Benevides TW, Pham H. Diverse perspectives on supporting the health and wellness of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Disabil Health J. 2025 Jul; 18(3):101775.

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Liechti FD, Heinzmann J, Schmutz NA, Rossen ML, Rossel JB, Limacher A, Schmidt Leuenberger JM, Baumgartner C, Wertli MM, Aujesky D, Verra M, Aubert CE. Effect of goal-directed mobilisation versus standard care on physical functioning among medical inpatients: the GoMob-in randomised, controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2024 Nov 14; 14(11):e086921.

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Flanagan KD, Cornell DJ, Mangano KM, Zhang X, Tucker KL, Noel SE. Adherence to Mediterranean, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension and Healthy Eating Indices are associated with lower risk of disability among Puerto Rican adults from the longitudinal Boston Puerto Rican Health Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 Aug; 120(2):389-397.

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Yousef M, Zheng H, Yang W, Ayers DC. Predictive Factors of Pain and Functional Outcome 5 Years Following Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Prospective Function and Outcomes Research for Comparative Effectiveness in Total Joint Replacement Cohort Study. J Arthroplasty. 2024 Sep; 39(9S1):S105-S111.

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Calderon C, Oquendo YA, Van Rysselberghe N, Finlay AK, Hunt AA, San Agustin MJ, Gardner MJ. Range of motion measurements do not correlate with patient reported outcome measures in the early post-operative period following ankle fracture. Injury. 2024 Apr; 55(4):111419.

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Nguyen TX, Nguyen AHP, Nguyen HTT, Nguyen TTH, Nguyen HL, Goldberg RJ, Thillainadesan J, Naganathan V, Vu HTT, Tran LV, Nguyen AT. Health-Related Quality of Life among Older Adults with Dementia Living in Vietnamese Nursing Homes. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Jan 25; 21(2).

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DuMontier C, Hennis R, Yilidirim C, Seligman BJ, Fonseca Valencia C, Lubinski BL, Sison SM, Dharne M, Kim DH, Schwartz AW, Driver JA, Fillmore NR, Orkaby AR. Construct validity of the electronic Veterans Affairs Frailty Index against clinician frailty assessment. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 12; 71(12):3857-3864.

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Smulowitz PB, Weinreb G, McWilliams JM, O'Malley AJ, Landon BE. Association of Functional Status, Cognition, Social Support, and Geriatric Syndrome With Admission From the Emergency Department. JAMA Intern Med. 2023 08 01; 183(8):784-792.

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