What term describes special equipment to help a person who is ill or disabled perform activities of daily living?

• A. Adaptive Devices
• B. Adaptive Equipment
• C. Adduction
• D. Agitation

Answer: (A)

Adaptive devices are special tools designed to help someone with illness or disability perform daily activities safely and independently. These devices support tasks like dressing, grooming, bathing, feeding, and mobility by substituting or augmenting function that’s been lost or limited. Examples include reachers to grab objects, built-up-handled utensils for easier gripping, dressing sticks, shower chairs, and grab bars. That’s why this term is the best fit for describing equipment that makes activities of daily living more doable. The other terms aren’t related to equipment: adduction is a movement toward the midline of the body, and agitation describes a restless or excited mental state.