The Erlangen Test of Activities of Daily Living (E-ADL test) is a performance test designed to assess the basic everyday practical skills of people with dementia. The test results show good interindividual differentiation in the areas of moderate and severe dementia.
The materials and information for conducting and evaluating the E-ADL test can be downloaded here.
Downloading is permitted only for non-commercial use, which means specifically that
- no immediate (direct) costs are incurred by the person being tested (billing as a health insurance benefit by third parties, e.g., doctors, is possible) and
- the E-ADL test is not resold to third parties in any form as part of a larger test battery (e.g., as part of a larger, fee-based assessment instrument).
The criteria for dementia syndrome include limitations in everyday practical skills. The E-ADL test offers an objective and valid way to assess these skills.
The test takes only about 8 minutes on average and is therefore very economical.
The E-ADL was designed for people with moderate to severe dementia and can be used in nursing homes as well as other settings.
The test consists of a total of five tasks: (1) Pouring a drink, (2) Cutting a piece of bread, (3) Opening a small cupboard, (4) Washing hands, and (5) Tying a bow.
Scores between 0 and 30 points can be achieved. The higher the total score, the better the everyday practical skills (ADL performance) of the person with dementia. Information on evaluation and interpretation can be downloaded here.
Two studies were conducted to validate the E-ADL test (Graessel et al., 2009; Luttenberger et al., 2012). The results of these validation studies can be found here.
Graessel, E., Viegas, R., Stemmer, R., Küchly, B., Kornhuber, J., & Donath, C. (2009). The Erlangen Test of Activities of Daily Living: first results on reliability and validity of a short performance test to measure fundamental activities of daily living in dementia patients. International Psychogeriatrics, 21(1), 103-112.
Jefferson, A. L., Paul, R. H., Ozonoff, A. L., & Cohen, R. A. (2006). Evaluating elements of executive functioning as predictors of instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 21(4), 311-320.
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Downloading is permitted only for non-commercial use, which means specifically that
- no immediate (direct) costs are incurred by the person being tested (billing as a health insurance benefit by third parties, e.g., doctors, is possible) and
- the E-ADL test / ETAM is not resold to third parties in any form as part of a larger test battery (e.g., as part of a larger, fee-based assessment instrument).
Erlangen Test of Activities of Daily Living (E-ADL), Activities of Daily Living (ADL)