Table 5.
Correlations between environmental features and (1) activity independence-dependence and (2) activity ease-difficulty.
| Mobility limitation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Features | Independence-dependence | Ease-difficulty |
| Circulation | ||
| Getting in/out of the house | Getting in/out of the house | |
| Walkway | .254* | N.S. |
| Steps | N.S. | N.S. |
| Going up/down stairs | Going up/down stairs | |
| Steps | .520‡ | .303* |
| Moving around the house | Moving around the house | |
| Doorway | .434‡ | N.S. |
| Home space | .377† | .364† |
| Pathways | N.S. | .276* |
| Door | N.S. | .297* |
| Bathroom | ||
| Getting on/off toilet | Getting on/off toilet | |
| Toilet space | N.S. | N.S. |
| Toilet | .327† | .268* |
| Getting in/out bathtub | Getting in/out bathtub | |
| Tub/shower space | N.S. | N.S. |
| Tub/shower | N.S. | .257* |
| Kitchen | ||
| Using kitchen appliances | Using kitchen appliances | |
| Space | .461‡ | .391† |
| Appliances | .467‡ | .443‡ |
| Getting items in/out of upper cabinets | Getting items in/out of upper cabinets | |
| Cabinets | .268* | .269* |
| Getting items in/out of lower drawers | Getting items in/out of lower drawers | |
| Cabinets | .464‡ | .627‡ |
| Bedroom | ||
| Getting on/off a bed | Getting on/off a bed | |
| Space | N.S. | .468‡ |
| Bed | N.S. | .393† |
| Getting items in/out of a closet | Getting items in/out of a closet | |
| Closet | .503‡ | .570‡ |
*P < .05; † P < .01; ‡ P < .001.