Jane is 80 years old and can live alone, but she has trouble standing at her stove to cook a meal and pushing a vacuum cleaner. Jane has _____ ADL (activities of daily life) impairments.
A) basic
B) serious
C) chronic
D) instrumental

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Instrumental ADL impairments refer to difficulties in performing tasks that allow an individual to live independently in a community, such as cooking and cleaning, which are the issues Jane is facing. Basic ADL impairments would involve more fundamental self-care tasks like bathing, dressing, and toileting.

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