activities of daily living; ADL
Medical and caregiving term for basic self-care tasks such as eating, bathing, dressing, and mobility. Often abbreviated as ADL.
There are several scales for assessing the activities of daily living of elderly people.
リハビリでは、日常生活動作の改善を目指します。
In rehabilitation, we aim to improve activities of daily living.
Compound of 日常 (daily) + 生活 (living) + 動作 (movement/action), a direct translation of the English medical term 'activities of daily living'.