Table 3.
Frequency and Reliability of Self-care, Mobility, and Household Activities in NHATS Validation Study
| Percent (n = 326) | Percent Agree |
Kappa |
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| (n = 111) |
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| Self-care | |||
| Gets help or has difficulty* | |||
| Eating | 9.5 | 93.7 | .55 |
| Bathing | 22.7 | 84.7 | .43 |
| Toileting | 9.8 | 92.8 | .52 |
| Dressing | 25.8 | 84.7 | .53 |
| Gets help, has difficulty*, or uses equipment | |||
| Eating† | 10.1 | 93.7 | .55 |
| Bathing | 54.0 | 86.5 | .72 |
| Toileting | 34.7 | 91.9 | .81 |
| Dressing | 30.7 | 83.8 | .54 |
| Mobility | |||
| Gets help or has difficulty* | |||
| Getting around outside | 27.9 | 82.0 | .53 |
| Getting around inside | 20.6 | 84.7 | .51 |
| Getting out of bed | 19.3 | 90.1 | .59 |
| Gets help, has difficulty*, or uses equipment | |||
| Getting around outside | 39.0 | 86.5 | .70 |
| Getting around inside | 34.7 | 91.0 | .78 |
| Getting out of bed | 23.3 | 87.4 | .60 |
| Household activities‡ | |||
| “Help” for health or functioning reason or difficulty | |||
| Doing laundry | 27.3 | 90.1 | .71 |
| Doing light housework | 32.8 | 81.1 | .52 |
| Shopping for groceries | 32.8 | 91.0 | .77 |
| Making hot meals | 31.6 | 89.2 | .70 |
| Paying bills and banking | 18.7 | 84.7 | .47 |
| Keeping track of medication | 24.5 | 92.8 | .73 |
Notes: *Difficulty (a little, some, or a lot) by oneself, with equipment if used.
†
No one in the re-interview sample reported using equipment for eating.
‡
Respondent has difficulty by him/herself or another person does the activity with or for the respondent because of a health- or functioning-related reason.