DAILY ACTIVITIES WORKSHEET

This Daily Activities Worksheet asks for information about your impairment that your doctor needs for an accurate report, and Social Security needs for understanding the impact of your illness/ injury.

A. HEIGHT - WEIGHT - DOMINANT HAND

1. Height (without shoes)?

2. Weight (without shoes)?

3. Dominant Hand: Right? Left? Both Equal?

B. ARE YOU WORKING?

1. Are you working?

2. If not, can you work all day, five days a week, year round?

3. Did your health stop you from working?

4. If so, when did you stop being able to work (month, day, year)?

C. ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING

1. TYPICAL MONTH. Please state how many good, fair, and bad days you have each month. (Consider a month to be 30 continuous days.)

a. Good Days -- days when you do well and complete all living and home care activities. Total good days a month: _____

b. Fair Days -- days when you function with serious difficulty and fail to complete some living and home care activities. Total fair days a month: _____

c. Bad Days -- days when you function very poorly and fail to complete most living and home care activities. Total bad days a month: _____

d. Examples. In your own words please describe how the bad days and fair days are worse than the good ones.

e. Days WhenYou Must Stay Home -- Are there days when you don't go out because of your health? If yes, how many days a month does your health keep you in? _____ Please explain:

f. Progress of Impairment: Compared with a year ago, are you functioning: Better? Worse? About the same? Please explain.

2A. CARING FOR YOURSELF: PERSONAL NEEDS. Do you have serious difficulty taking care of any personal needs, including the following, due to your medical condition? (Check and describe any that apply, and give additional examples if these don't cover your situation.)

   Bathing   

   Shaving

   Hair care

   Dressing

   Eating

   Sleeping

   Using the toilet

   Getting to the toilet

   Using stairs

   Holding onto objects

   Taking medicines on time/in right dose

   Understanding/following instructions

   Making decisions

   Doing things on time

   Finishing things

   Using the telephone

   Personal business/finance

   Caring for others

   Visiting people

   Shopping

   Getting places

   Recreation

   Hobbies

   Keeping well-informed

   Group activities, like church or clubs

   Other activities? Describe:

2B. MEALS. Do you prepare or serve meals? If so, what meals do you do?

(i) Breakfast. Describe what you do. How many days a month?

(ii) Lunch. Describe what you do. How many days a month?

(iii) Dinner. Describe what you do. How many days a month?

(iv) Helper(s). Does anyone help with meals? If yes, please explain what you do and what they do.

3. CARING FOR THE PLACE WHERE YOU LIVE.

a. Things You Do. Describe the home care activities you do regularly.

b. Things Other People Do. Describe the home care activities which other people do around the place you live.

c. Things That Don't Get Done. Describe any home care activities which need to be done, but do not get done because of your health.

d. Things You Don't Do Now. Did you do things in the past that you don't do now due to your health? If so, explain.

D. WORK RELATED ACTIVITIES.

Do you have serious difficulty doing any of the following on a sustained basis? (Describe any that apply.)

   Sitting

   Standing

   Walking

   Crawling

   Lifting

   Carrying

   Crouching/squatting

   Pushing/pulling with hands

   Pushing/pulling with legs

   Reaching up, out, down

   Grasping, handling, fingering

   Bending over

   Keeping your balance

   Seeing

   Hearing

   Speaking

   Traveling (driving or using public transportation)

   Understanding

   Remembering

   Carrying out instructions

   Concentrating

   Finishing what you start

   Getting along with people who supervise you

   Getting along with people who annoy you

   Adjusting to changes

   Working productively all day, every day, year round

   Functioning in bad environments (for example, risky places; environments of heat, cold, or humidity;
   those with pollutants, fumes, drafts, or irritants like noise or vibration)

   Other limitations? Describe:

E. DO YOU REMEMBER ANYTHING ELSE THAT MIGHT HELP YOUR DOCTOR OR SOCIAL SECURITY UNDERSTAND YOUR IMPAIRMENTS?

   If yes, please explain.

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Disability Workbook for Social Security Applicants, 8th Edition, 2012