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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 May 2.
Published in final edited form as: Gerontology. 2006 Nov 6;53(2):102–110. doi: 10.1159/000096792

Table 1.

Self-report disability*

Domains Components
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.