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. 2009 Jun;20(2):32–35.

Table 3.

Response Items Anchoring the LLFDI Scores.

Function Component–Difficulty
  • 5 None: You have no difficulty doing the activity

  • 4 A little: You can do it alone with a bit of difficulty

  • 3 Some: You can do it, but you have a moderate amount of difficulty doing it alone

  • 2 Quite a lot: You can manage without help, but you have quite a lot of difficulty doing it

  • 1 Cannot do: It is so difficult that you cannot do it unless you have help


Factors that may influence your level of difficulty: pain, fatigue, fear, soreness, ailments, disabilities.
DisabilityFrequency
  • 5 Very often: frequently, a lot of the time, a major part of your life.

  • 4 Often: regularly, a regular part of your life.

  • 3 Once in a while: infrequently, from time to time, occasionally

  • 2 Almost never: very infrequently, rarely.

  • 1 Never


Disability – Limitation
  • 5 Not at all: no limitations

  • 4 A little: Slight limitation

  • 3 Somewhat: moderate limitation

  • 2 A lot: heavy limitation

  • 1 Completely

Examples of limiting factors that may restrict you: mental or physica energy, too much effort, social and economic circumstances, transportation problems, accessibility issues, heath.