Resources for the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
based Proactive and Personalised Primary Care of the Elderly
Lawton IADL Scale
Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale
Purpose : Assessment of instrumental Activities of Daily Living
Admin time : 10-20 min.
User Friendly : High
Administered by : GP or nurse
Content : The Lawton IADL scale contains eight items, with a summary score from 0 (low
function) to 8 (high function).
Each ability measured by the scale relies on either cognitive or physical function, though
all require some degree of both.
Author : Lawton MP, 1969
Copyright : Public domain.
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Lawton IADL Scale
Name Date
Assessed by Total Score
Lawton IADL Scale
Guidelines
Historically, women were scored on all 8 areas of function, and men were
not scored in the domains of food preparation, housekeeping, laundering.
However, current recommendations are to assess all domains for both genders.
Scoring
Total possible scores range from 0 – 8.
Persons are scored according to their highest level of functioning in each
category. A total score of 0 = low function, dependent
A total score of 8 = high function, independent
