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Published in final edited form as: Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2015 Aug;67(8):1095–1102. doi: 10.1002/acr.22572
LATE-LIFE FUNCTION -BASIC LOWER EXTREMITY ITEMS: 14 ITEMS - F2, F10, F11, F12, F14, F15, F18, F21, F22, F23, F25, F26, F28, F31
LATE-LIFE FUNCTION -ADVANCED LOWER ITEMS: 11 ITEMS - F4, F7, F8, F9, F19, F20, F24, F27, F29, F30, F32
F1 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE… UNSCREWING THE LID OFF A PREVIOUSLY UNOPENED JAR WITHOUT USING ANY DEVICES
F2 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE… GOING UP AND DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS INSIDE, USING A HANDRAIL
F3 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE… PUTTING ON AND TAKING OFF LONG PANTS (INCLUDING MANAGING FASTENERS)
F4 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE… RUNNING 1/2 MILE OR MORE
F5 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE… USING COMMON UNTENSILS FOR PREPARING MEALS (CAN OPENER, POTATO PEELER, OR SHARP KNIFE)
F6 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE…HOLDING A FULL GLASS OF WATER IN ONE HAND
F7 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE… WALKING A MILE, TAKING RESTS AS NECESSARY
F8 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE… GOING UP AND DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS OUTSIDE, WITHOUT USING A HANDRAIL
F9 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE… RUNNING A SHORT DISTANCE, SUCH AS TO CATCH A BUS
F10 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE… REACHING OVERHEAD WHILE STANDING, AS IF TO PULL A LIGHT CORD
F11 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE…SITTING DOWN IN AND STANDING UP FROM A LOW, SOFT COUCH
F12 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE… PUTTING ON AND TAKING OFF A COAT OR JACKET
F13 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE…REACHING BEHIND YOUR BACK AS IF TO PUT A BELT THROUGH A BELT LOOP
F14 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE… STEPPING UP AND DOWN FROM A CURB
F15 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE… OPENING A HEAVY, OUTSIDE DOOR
F16 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE…RIP OPEN A PACKAGE OF SNACK FOOD (E.G. CELLOPHANE WRAPPING ON CRACKERS) USING ONLY YOUR HANDS
F17 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE… POURING FROM A LARGE PITCHER
F18 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE… GETTING INTO AND OUT OF A CAR/TAXI (SEDAN)
F19 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE… HIKING A COUPLE OF MILES ON UNEVEN SURFACES, INCLUDING HILLS
F20 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE… GOING UP AND DOWN 3 FLIGHTS OF STAIRS INSIDE, USING A HANDRAIL
F21 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE… PICKING UP A KITCHEN CHAIR AND MOVING IT, IN ORDER TO CLEAN
F22 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE… USING A STEP STOOL TO REACH INTO A HIGH CABINET
F23 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE… MAKING A BED, INCLUDING SPREADING AND TUCKING IN BED SHEETS
F24 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE… CARRYING SOMETHING IN BOTH ARMS WHILE CLIMBING A FLIGHT OF STAIRS (E.G. LAUNDRY BASKET)
F25 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE… BENDING OVER FROM A STANDING POSITION TO PICK UP A PIECE OF CLOTHING FROM THE FLOOR
F26 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE… WALKING AROUND ONE FLOOR OF YOUR HOME, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THRESHOLDS, DOORS, FURNITURE, AND A VARIETY OF FLOOR COVERINGS
F27 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE… GETTING UP FROM THE FLOOR (AS IF YOU WERE LAYING ON THE GROUND)
F28 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE… WASHING DISHES, POTS, AND UTENSILS BY HAND WHILE STANDING AT SINK
F29 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE…WALKING SEVERAL BLOCKS
F30 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE… TAKING A 1 MILE, BRISK WALK WITHOUT STOPPING TO REST
F31 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE… STEPPING ON AND OFF A BUS
F32 HOW MUCH DIFFICULTY DO YOU HAVE… WALKING ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE OUTDOORS