THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE · CHAPTER 7
Exercise for Older Adults — Practice
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QUESTION 1 OF 2
Which is an instrumental activity of daily living (IADL), rather than a basic ADL?
A. Dressing
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Dressing is generally classified as a basic ADL.
Best answer: C. Managing medications
Managing medications is an IADL: a more complex task supporting everyday independence.
What this tests: Distinguish ADLs from IADLs.
B. Bathing
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Bathing is generally classified as a basic ADL.
Best answer: C. Managing medications
Managing medications is an IADL: a more complex task supporting everyday independence.
What this tests: Distinguish ADLs from IADLs.
C. Managing medications
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Managing medications is an IADL: a more complex task supporting everyday independence.
What this tests: Distinguish ADLs from IADLs.
D. Transferring from a chair
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Transfers are generally classified as a basic ADL.
Best answer: C. Managing medications
Managing medications is an IADL: a more complex task supporting everyday independence.
What this tests: Distinguish ADLs from IADLs.
QUESTION 2 OF 2
What is the most accurate meaning of frailty?
A. Vulnerability associated with reduced physiological reserve
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Frailty concerns reduced reserve and vulnerability. Use appropriate assessment rather than age alone.
What this tests: Understand frailty without using age as a diagnosis.
B. Any weakness in a person over 65
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Weakness may contribute, but neither weakness nor an age threshold alone defines frailty.
Best answer: A. Vulnerability associated with reduced physiological reserve
Frailty concerns reduced reserve and vulnerability. Use appropriate assessment rather than age alone.
What this tests: Understand frailty without using age as a diagnosis.
C. A diagnosis established by one slow gait-speed result
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A slow gait speed can prompt further assessment; one result alone does not establish the diagnosis.
Best answer: A. Vulnerability associated with reduced physiological reserve
Frailty concerns reduced reserve and vulnerability. Use appropriate assessment rather than age alone.
What this tests: Understand frailty without using age as a diagnosis.
D. Another word for sarcopenia
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Sarcopenia concerns muscle health; the terms are related but not interchangeable.
Best answer: A. Vulnerability associated with reduced physiological reserve
Frailty concerns reduced reserve and vulnerability. Use appropriate assessment rather than age alone.
What this tests: Understand frailty without using age as a diagnosis.
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Sources & learning scope
Based on these uploaded class references: 2 Exercise for Older Adults; Katz ADL; Lawton IADL; Short Physical Performance Battery. Original explanations and examples; class slides and licensed assessment forms are not reproduced. Current reference links: NIA: exercise and physical ability · CDC STEADI clinical resources. This is a concise student overview, not a complete treatment protocol. Apply skills within supervision, assessment findings and current precautions. Reviewed October 29, 2026.
