Table 2.

Frequencies of impact and importance scores for domains of the MacDQoL

Item	Impact score frequencies					Importance score frequencies
	-3	-2	-1	0	1	3	2	1	0
household tasks	46	56	26	28	0	55	76	20	5
personal affairs	65	41	22	28	0	75	57	17	6
shopping	67	43	24	22	0	47	76	23	10
*work	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
*personal relationship	10	12	12	47	0	58	19	3	0
*family life	27	35	24	60	3	108	36	4	1
friends and social	33	43	26	54	0	63	71	14	8
physical appearance	22	22	41	71	0	67	57	26	6
do physically	44	50	37	25	0	80	62	12	2
get out and about	62	34	30	30	0	92	50	12	2
*long journeys	28	37	13	24	1	27	41	26	10
*holidays	38	33	23	27	0	38	48	27	8
leisure activities	97	37	16	13	0	64	65	21	6
hobbies	68	46	19	22	0	63	64	23	6
self-confidence	41	55	29	31	0	80	58	12	6
motivation	31	48	31	45	1	51	64	33	8
people's reaction	12	25	27	91	0	48	66	27	14
society's reaction	14	25	26	88	0	28	61	43	22
future	43	56	27	30	0	52	60	33	11
financial situation	11	13	12	119	1	38	79	30	9
independence	71	37	27	21	0	97	45	10	4
do for others	56	46	23	31	0	66	65	21	4
mishaps	40	34	43	39	0	69	60	21	6
enjoy meals	31	33	26	66	0	49	72	26	9
time taken	41	49	32	33	0	30	56	45	24
enjoy nature	48	47	23	38	0	56	62	26	12

* indicates a 'not applicable option