Sammanfattning
Background: Many cancer patients report unmet rehabilitation needs. Rehabilitation may include activities of daily living (ADL) tasks, but little is
known about how cancer patients perform these tasks and how they prioritize their daily activities. Hence, this study aims to identify and
characterize ADL task performance problems among a group of adult disabled hospitalized cancer patients using interview and questionnaire data.
Methods: Cross-sectional study on prevalence of ADL task performance problems experienced by disabled hospitalized cancer patients using the
Activities of Daily Living Questionnaire (ADL-Q) (n = 118) and the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) (n = 55). Results: All 118
patients reported problems with ADL task performance. Based on the ADL-Q patients reported more problems within instrumental (I-)ADL than
personal (P-)ADL. In both I-ADL and P-ADL the results differed between women and men. There was significant overlap between problems identified
using the COPM and the ADL-Q instruments. Results from the COPM showed that 65% of problems were related to self-care, 25% to leisure, and 19%
to productivity. Using both instruments identified more ADL problems than when using only one of the instruments. Conclusion: Adult hospitalized
disabled cancer patients experience a high degree and variation in difficulties performing ADL, illustrating the need for a comprehensively planned
assessment of problems and needs.