Resource Utilisation Groups–Activities of Daily Living score code N
Value Domain Attributes
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Metadata item type: | Value Domain |
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METEOR identifier: | 730825 |
Registration status: | Health!, Standard 23/12/2020 |
Definition: | A code set representing an individual's need for assistance with four activities of daily living. |
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Guide for use: | The Resource Utilisation Groups –Activities of Daily Living (RUG-ADL) is an assessment tool that assesses a person's motor function for activities of daily living for the following four items:
Values 1, 3, 4 and 5 are valid for items 1, 2 and 3. Values 1, 2 and 3 are valid for item 4. CODE 1 Independent or supervision only Tasks/transfers are performed independently or with prompting from carer. No hands-on assistance is required and may be undertaken independently with the use of a device. Specifically for the activity Eating, value 1 refers to the ability to cut, chew and swallow food, independently or with supervision, once meal has been presented in the customary fashion. CODE 2 Limited assistance Refers to the act of assistance without manual handling. It is used for the activity Eating and is not eligible for other activities. CODE 3 Limited physical assistance or Extensive assistance/total dependence/tube fed For activities Bed mobility, Toileting, and Transfer value 3 refers to the act of assistance requiring manual handling (hence the inclusion of 'physical' in the title). For the activity Eating, value 3 refers to more significant assistance with feeding either through physical assistance or the use of medical assistance. CODE 4 Other than two persons physical assist For activities Bed mobility, Toileting and Transfers value 4 refers to the use of a device for assistance and may require the additional assistance of only one other person. For the activity Bed mobility value 4 refers to use of a hoist or other assisting device to readjust position in bed and physical assist pressure relief. For the activity Toileting value 4 refers to the use of a catheter, uridome or urinal, or a colostomy, bedpan or commode chair, or insertion of enema or suppository. For the activity Transfer value 4 requires the use of a device for any of the transfers performed in the day or night. Value 4 is not eligible for the activity Eating. CODE 5 Two or more persons physical assist Refers to the requirement of two assistants to perform any step of the task/transfer. Value 5 is not eligible for the activity Eating. Scores are summed for the four ADL items: bed mobility, toileting, transfer and eating. A total RUG-ADL scores ranges from a minimum 4 and maximum 18. CODE 8 Unknown This code should be used for Resource Utilisation Groups - Activities of Daily Living (RUG-ADL) values that are missing or recorded in the RUG-ADL tool as '7 - Unable to rate' and '9 - Not stated/missing'. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Independent Hospital Pricing Authority |
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Related metadata references: | Supersedes Resource Utilisation Groups–Activities of Daily Living score code N Health!, Superseded 23/12/2020 See also Resource Utilisation Groups–Activities of Daily Living total score code N[N] Health!, Superseded 18/12/2019 |
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