 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.
The performance of the basic activities of self care, such as dressing, ambulation, or eating.
| Descriptor ID |
D000203
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.169.063.500.067 E02.831.067 I03.050 N02.421.784.110
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| 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
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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.
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| 1996 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2000 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2003 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2004 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2005 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | 2006 | 1 | 10 | 11 | | 2007 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2008 | 7 | 7 | 14 | | 2009 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | 2010 | 2 | 10 | 12 | | 2011 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 2012 | 3 | 7 | 10 | | 2013 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2014 | 4 | 10 | 14 | | 2015 | 9 | 5 | 14 | | 2016 | 8 | 12 | 20 | | 2017 | 5 | 14 | 19 | | 2018 | 9 | 10 | 19 | | 2019 | 6 | 8 | 14 | | 2020 | 6 | 8 | 14 | | 2021 | 8 | 11 | 19 | | 2022 | 4 | 15 | 19 | | 2023 | 6 | 5 | 11 | | 2024 | 13 | 8 | 21 | | 2025 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | 2026 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Activities of Daily Living" by people in Profiles.
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Lam K, White EM, McConeghy KW, Scherer LD, Stevens-Lapsley J, Mor V, Smyth HL, Gutman R. Assessing the feasibility of linking Section G and Section GG measures of function in skilled nursing facilities. Gerontologist. 2026 Jun 09; 66(7).
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Gomes EL, Marker RJ, Bell C, Aichele S, Eagan J, Leach HJ. Acute cancer-related fatigue response following exercise during an outpatient cancer rehabilitation program. Support Care Cancer. 2026 Jun 01; 34(6).
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Low CA, Bartel C, Fedor J, Durica KC, Cheng S, Lazris D, Bokil A, Posluszny DM, Schenker Y. Usability, feasibility, and acceptability of a smartphone-supported behavioral activation intervention for patients with advanced cancer. Ann Behav Med. 2026 Jan 07; 60(1).
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Delmas S, Tiwari A, Tseng HY, Poisson SN, Diehl M, Lodha N. Linking behavioral variability to daily function in stroke survivors: the mediating role of cognitive and motor mechanisms. J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2025 Nov 21; 22(1):246.
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Gavett BE, Mungas D, Fletcher E, Robles I, Widaman K, Fan A, DeCarli C, Whitmer RA, Tomaszewski Farias S. Domain-specific changes in everyday cognition: Associations with diagnosis change and gray matter volume change. Neuropsychology. 2026 Jan; 40(1):3-16.
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Milan RA, Sagehorn MAP, Perera R, Bowman GI, Finlay J. "It just isn't the same": altered routines among older Americans three years after the COVID-19 pandemic onset. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1573302.
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Kinney AR, Penzenik ME, Forster JE, O'Donnell F, Fox V, Brenner LA. Access to Outpatient Occupational Therapy Services After Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitalization in the Veterans Health Administration. Am J Occup Ther. 2025 Jul 01; 79(4).
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Kinney AR, Nance M, Penzenik ME, Forster JE, Brenner LA. Provider Perspectives Regarding Facility-Level Disparities in Access to Inpatient Psychiatric Occupational Therapy Services in the Veterans Health Administration. Am J Occup Ther. 2025 Jul 01; 79(4).
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Bailes AF, Noritz GH, Wyeth DO, Lucas EJ, Bates EB, Azizi H, Sarmiento CA, Thorpe DE, Nichols SA, Kreschmer J, Wisniewski S, Gannotti M. Multi-center improvement in screening for pain that affects activities in adults with cerebral palsy. Disabil Health J. 2025 Oct; 18(4):101911.
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Lazris D, Fedor J, Cheng S, Bartel C, Durica KC, Chen L, Low CA. Exploring "good days" with advanced cancer: A pilot daily diary study. Palliat Med. 2025 Feb; 39(2):318-323.
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