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Table 1 Tasks included in HSE Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs)

From: Estimating the variation in need for community-based social care by body mass index in England and associated cost: population-based cross-sectional study

ADLs

IADLs

Getting up and down stairs

Shopping for food

Having a bath or a shower

Doing routine housework or laundry

Dressing or undressing

Getting out of the house

Getting in and out of bed

Doing paperwork or paying bills

Getting around indoors

 

Taking medicine

 

Using the toilet

 

Eating, including cutting up food

 

Washing face and hands