{"id":2139,"date":"2025-09-27T11:35:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T09:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caregiving-tests.de\/?page_id=2139"},"modified":"2026-02-23T10:51:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T09:51:52","slug":"e-adl","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.caregiving-tests.de\/en\/e-adl\/","title":{"rendered":"E-ADL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Erlangen Test of Activities of Daily Living<\/strong> (E-ADL test) is a performance test designed to assess the basic everyday practical skills of <strong>people with dementia<\/strong>. The test results show good interindividual differentiation in the areas of <strong>moderate and severe dementia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The materials and information for conducting and evaluating the E-ADL test can be downloaded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caregiving-tests.de\/download\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Downloading is permitted only for non-commercial use<\/strong>, which means specifically that<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>no immediate (direct) costs<\/strong> are incurred by the person being tested (billing as a health insurance benefit by third parties, e.g., doctors, is possible) and<\/li>\n<li>the E-ADL test is <strong>not resold to third parties in any form<\/strong> as part of a larger test battery (e.g., as part of a larger, fee-based assessment instrument).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"rrze-elements accordion style_default\" id=\"accordion-0\">\n<div class=\"accordion-group med\">\n<h2 class=\"accordion-heading\"><button class=\"accordion-toggle\" data-toggle=\"collapse\"  href=\"#collapse_0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse_0\" id=\"collapse_button_0\"> Benefits of Using the Scale <\/button><\/h2>\n<div id=\"collapse_0\" class=\"accordion-body\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse_button_0\">\n<div class=\"accordion-inner clearfix\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The criteria for dementia syndrome include <strong>limitations in everyday practical skills<\/strong>. The E-ADL test offers an <strong>objective<\/strong> and <strong>valid<\/strong> way to assess these skills.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The test takes only about <strong>8 minutes<\/strong>\u00a0on average and is therefore very <strong>economical<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rrze-elements accordion style_default\" id=\"accordion-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion-group med\">\n<h2 class=\"accordion-heading\"><button class=\"accordion-toggle\" data-toggle=\"collapse\"  href=\"#collapse_1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse_1\" id=\"collapse_button_1\"> Who is the E-ADL for? <\/button><\/h2>\n<div id=\"collapse_1\" class=\"accordion-body\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse_button_1\">\n<div class=\"accordion-inner clearfix\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The E-ADL was designed for <strong>people with moderate to severe dementia<\/strong> and can be used in nursing homes as well as other settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rrze-elements accordion style_default\" id=\"accordion-2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion-group med\">\n<h2 class=\"accordion-heading\"><button class=\"accordion-toggle\" data-toggle=\"collapse\"  href=\"#collapse_2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse_2\" id=\"collapse_button_2\"> Evaluation and Interpretation of the Total Value <\/button><\/h2>\n<div id=\"collapse_2\" class=\"accordion-body\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse_button_2\">\n<div class=\"accordion-inner clearfix\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The test consists of a total of <strong>five tasks<\/strong>: (1) Pouring a drink, (2) Cutting a piece of bread, (3) Opening a small cupboard, (4) Washing hands, and (5) Tying a bow.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Scores between <strong>0 and 30 points<\/strong> can be achieved. <strong>The higher the total score, the better the everyday practical skills (ADL performance) of the person with dementia.<\/strong> Information on evaluation and interpretation can be downloaded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caregiving-tests.de\/en\/download\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rrze-elements accordion style_default\" id=\"accordion-3\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion-group med\">\n<h2 class=\"accordion-heading\"><button class=\"accordion-toggle\" data-toggle=\"collapse\"  href=\"#collapse_3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse_3\" id=\"collapse_button_3\"> Validation Studies <\/button><\/h2>\n<div id=\"collapse_3\" class=\"accordion-body\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse_button_3\">\n<div class=\"accordion-inner clearfix\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caregiving-tests.de\/en\/e-adl-validierungsstudien\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rrze-elements accordion style_default\" id=\"accordion-4\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion-group med\">\n<h2 class=\"accordion-heading\"><button class=\"accordion-toggle\" data-toggle=\"collapse\"  href=\"#collapse_4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse_4\" id=\"collapse_button_4\"> Literature <\/button><\/h2>\n<div id=\"collapse_4\" class=\"accordion-body\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse_button_4\">\n<div class=\"accordion-inner clearfix\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Graessel, E., Viegas, R., Stemmer, R., K\u00fcchly, B., Kornhuber, J., &amp; 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.\u00a0<i>International Psychogeriatrics<\/i>,\u00a0<i>21<\/i>(1), 103-112.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Luttenberger, K., Schmiedeberg, A., &amp; Gr\u00e4\u00dfel, E. (2012). Activities of daily living in dementia: revalidation of the E-ADL test and suggestions for further development.\u00a0<i>BMC Psychiatry<\/i>,\u00a0<i>12<\/i>, 1-10.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rrze-elements accordion style_default\" id=\"accordion-5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion-group med\">\n<h2 class=\"accordion-heading\"><button class=\"accordion-toggle\" data-toggle=\"collapse\"  href=\"#collapse_5\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse_5\" id=\"collapse_button_5\"> Download <\/button><\/h2>\n<div id=\"collapse_5\" class=\"accordion-body\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse_button_5\">\n<div class=\"accordion-inner clearfix\">\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">You can register to download the E-ADL <a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caregiving-tests.de\/download\/\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>!\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Those responsible for this website guarantee that all information provided during registration will be treated confidentially, in particular that it will not be passed on to third parties.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Downloading is permitted only for non-commercial use<\/strong><\/span>, which means specifically that<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>no immediate (direct) costs<\/strong> are incurred by the person being tested (billing as a health insurance benefit by third parties, e.g., doctors, is possible) and<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">the E-ADL test is <strong>not resold to third parties in any form<\/strong> as part of a larger test battery (e.g., as part of a larger, fee-based assessment instrument).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">Erlangen Test of Activities of Daily Living (E-ADL), Activities of Daily Living (ADL)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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