Derivation and validation of a short form Nottingham extended activities of daily living (SF-NEADL) scale

Reliability and validity of our SF-NEADL suggest it is a robust alternative to standard eADL assessments. Its use of fewer and more relevant items makes it suitable for use in busy healthcare settings.Implications for rehabilitationAssessment of ability in extended activities of daily living (eADL) is a fundamental part of research and clinical practice.We derived a short form of the Nottingham eADL scale, containing 5 questions about mobility and kitchen tasks, that captures functional independence in daily life as robustly as the original scale.With 5 items rather than the original 22, the SF-NEADL is easier to administer and less likely to induce participant fatigue and incomplete response, making it suitable for inclusion in a battery of tests as part of a research or clinical protocol.