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. 2009 May 5;7:39. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-39

Table 1.

Combined 23 items of BI & FAI

No. Items Difficulty SE
1 FAI13: household/car maintenance 4.73 0.31
2 FAI14: reading books 4.72 0.31
3 FAI15: gainful work 4.01 0.26
4 FAI12: gardening 3.75 0.25
5 FAI9: actively pursuing hobbies 3.53 0.24
6 FAI11: travel outings/car rides 3.52 0.24
7 FAI1: preparing main meals 3.24 0.23
8 FAI3: washing clothes 3.19 0.23
9 FAI2: washing up 3.09 0.22
10 FAI5: heavy housework 2.75 0.22
11 FAI4: light housework 1.95 0.21
12 FAI10: driving a car/bus travel 1.83 0.2
13 FAI6: local shopping 0.59 0.21
14 BI2: bathing 0.55 0.21
15 BI10: stairs -0.72 0.22
16 BI4: dressing -0.77 0.22
17 BI9: mobility -2.85 0.26
18 BI7: toileting -3.48 0.27
19 BI8: transfer -3.99 0.27
20 BI3: grooming -6.77 0.32
21 BI6: bladder control -7.09 0.34
22 BI5: bowel control -7.33 0.35
23 BI1: feeding -8.41 0.44

Mean 0 0.26
SD 4.19 0.06