The Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ) is a screening diagnostic tool directed at evaluating independence in activities of daily living (ADL). It was designed to be used in population-based studies on mildly senile dementia and normal aging.
The FAQ is a commonly used social function scale measuring the current level of performance of ten daily tasks (see Table 1) that may be impaired by dementia, such as handling personal finance, shopping alone, remembering arrangements, using transport, or preparing a meal (Pfeffer, Kurosaki, Harrah, Chance, & Filos, 1982). It was intended to cover universal skills among older people (McDowell, 2006), and it should be independent of socioeconomic status, educational level, and intelligence of patients (Pfeffer et al., 1981). Some overlap with activities, and descriptions of the Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living scale were accepted (Lawton IADL scale).
