Table 1.
Self-report disability*
Domains | Components |
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Activities of daily living | Eating difficulty |
Dressing yourself difficulty | |
Walking between rooms on same floor difficulty | |
Getting in and out of bed difficulty | |
| |
Instrumental activities of daily living | Managing money difficulty |
House chore difficulty | |
Preparing meals difficulty | |
| |
Leisure and social activities | Going out to movies and events difficulty |
Attending social event difficulty | |
Leisure activity at home difficulty | |
| |
Lower extremity mobility | Walking for a quarter mile difficulty |
Walking up ten steps difficulty |
Participants aged 60 and older were asked 19 questions in the Physical Functioning Questionnaire. The remaining 7 questions, without specifically addressing the above disability domains, were not included in the analyses. These 7 questions were (1) stooping, crouching, kneeling difficulty; (2) lifting or carrying difficulty; (3) standing up from armless chair difficulty; (4) standing for long periods difficulty; (5) sitting for long periods difficulty; (6) reaching up over head difficulty; and (7) grasp/holding small objects difficulty.