Kenny Self-Care Evaluation

Schoening and Staff of the Sister Kenny Institute‚ 1965‚ Revised 1973

BED ACTIVITIES

Moving in Bed

· Shift position

· Turn to left side

· Turn to right side

· Turn to prone

· Turn to supine

Rising andSitting

· Come to sitting position

· Maintain sitting balance

· Legs over side of bed

· Move to edge of bed

· Legs back onto bed

TRANSFERS

Sitting

· Position

· Brakes on/off

· Arm rests on/off

· Foot rests on/off

· Position legs

· Position sliding board

· Maintain balance

· Shift to bed/chair

Standing

· Position

· Brakes on/off

· Move feet and pedals

· Slide forward

· Position feet

· Stand

· Pivot

· Sit

Toilet

· Position equipment

· Manage equipment

· Manage undressing

· to commode/toilet

· Manage dressing

· back

Bathing

· Tub/shower approach

· Use of grab bars

· Tub/shower entry

· Tub/shower exit

Locomotion

· Walking

· Stairs

DRESSING

Upper Trunk and Arms

· Hearing aid and eyeglasses

· Front opening on/off

· Pullover on/off

· Brassiere on/off

· Corset/ on/off

· Equipment/prostheses on/off

· Sweater/shawl on/off

Lower Trunk and Legs

· Slack/skirt on/off

· Underclothing on/off

· Belt on/off

· Braces/prostheses on/off

· Girdle/garter belt on/off

Feet

· Stockings on/off

· Shoes/slippers on/off

· Braces/prostheses on/off

· Wraps/support hose on/off

PERSONAL HYGIENE

Face‚ Hair‚ and Arms

· Wash face

· Wash hands and arms

· Brush teeth/dentures

· Brush/comb hair

· Sha‎ving/make-up

Trunk and Perineum

· Wash back

· Wash buttocks

· Wash chest

· Wash abdomen

· Wash groin

Lower Extremities

· Wash upper legs

· Wash lower legs

· Wash feet

BOWEL AND BLADDER

Bowel Program

· Suppository in‎sertion

· Digital stimulation

· Equipment care

· Cleansing

Bladder Program

· Manage equipment

· Stimulation

· Cleansing

Care

· Assemble equipment

· Fill syringe

· Inject liquid

· Connect/disconnect

· Sterile technique

FEEDING

Feeding

· Adaptive equipment

· Finger feeding

· Use of utensils

· Pour from container

· Drink (cup/glass/straw)

This instrument can be found at: www.a4ebm.org/sites/default/files/Measuring%20Health.pdf

Schoening‚ HA.‚ Anderegg‚ L.‚ Bergstrom‚ D.‚ et al. (1965). Numerical scoring of self-care status of patients. Arch Phys Med Rehabil‚ 46:689–697.

Schoening‚ HA.‚ Iversen‚ IA. (1968). Numerical scoring of self-care status: a study of the Kenny Self-Care Evaluation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil‚ 49:221–229.

Iversen‚ IA.‚ Silberberg‚ NE.‚ Stever‚ RC.‚ et al. (1983). The revised Kenny Self-Care Evaluation: a numerical measure of independence in activities of daily living. Minneapolis. Sister Kenny Institute.

McDowell‚ Ian. (2006). Measuring Health: A Guide to Rating Scales and Questionnaires‚ Third Edition. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

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