Table 1.
Time questions
| Activity type | Task | Hours | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home activities | On most days, how much time do you generally spend on each of the following? | ||
| • Sorting your medications | |||
| • Preparing your medications | |||
| • Taking your medications | |||
| • Carrying out treatments | |||
| • Testing or monitoring your health | |||
| • Preparing special foods | |||
| • Taking exercise/stretching | |||
| Nonclinical activities | In the last month how much time did you spend on each of the following? | ||
| • Shopping for medicines, equipment or disposables, other necessary health items for yourself | |||
| • Shopping for special foods you may need for yourself | |||
| • Attending rehabilitation programs | |||
| • Attending health education of self-management programs | |||
| • Attending support groups such as cancer or diabetes groups | |||
| • Looking for and reading health information | |||
| Clinical activities | In the last month how much time did you spend on each of the following? | ||
| • Organizing appointments for yourself | |||
| • Organizing travel to and from health-related appointments | |||
| • Travelling to and from health-related appointments, including support groups | |||
| • Sitting in waiting rooms | |||
| • With the doctor or other health professional for consultation, advice, or treatment | |||
| • Having blood tests, X-rays, or other tests | |||
| • Having other medical treatments (for example, dialysis, chemotherapy, radiotherapy) | |||