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Activities of daily living: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470404/

This website talks about the definition of “activities of daily living” along with types of ADLs. Which would be good to include in the Wiki Article.


 * Activities of daily living are necessary routine tasks that the majority of young and healthy individuals can accomplish without assistance.
 * Types of activities of daily living: Basic ADLs and Instrumental ADLs
 * Basic ADLs also called physical ADLs are skills that are required to manage a person's basic physical needs. This includes ambulating, feeding, dressing, personal hygiene, continence, toileting.
 * Ambulating: The extent of an individual’s ability to move from one position to another and walk independently.
 * Feeding: The ability of a person to feed oneself.
 * Dressing: The ability to select appropriate clothes and to put the clothes on.
 * Personal hygiene: The ability to bathe and groom oneself and maintain dental hygiene, nail, and hair care.
 * Continence: The ability to control bladder and bowel function
 * Toileting: The ability to get to and from the toilet, using it appropriately, and cleaning oneself.
 * Instrumental ADLs are skills that require more complex thinking skills including organization skills.
 * Transportation and shopping: Ability to procure groceries, attend events. Managing transportation, either via driving or by organizing other means of transport.
 * Managing finances: This includes the ability to pay bills and managing financial assets.
 * Shopping and meal preparation: everything required to get a meal on the table. It also covers shopping for clothing and other items required for daily life.
 * House cleaning and home maintenance. Cleaning kitchens after eating, maintaining living areas reasonably clean and tidy, and keeping up with home maintenance.
 * Managing communication with others: The ability to manage telephone and mail.
 * Managing medications: Ability to obtain medications and taking them as directed.

Chinese Daily Life: https://www.tota.world/article/907/

https://www.cits.net/china-travel-guide/traditional-lifestyle-of-chinese-people.html

These websites give a lot of information about the daily lifestyles in China like clothing, housing, cuisine; I still need to get through it all.



Daily life/Cultural life in India: https://www.britannica.com/place/India/Health-and-welfare#ref46442

https://www.tota.world/article/1190/

These websites give a lot of information about the daily lifestyles in India like clothing, housing, cuisine; I still need to get through it all.