Table 3.
Original item | New item | Original frequency scale | |||||
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8. Walking outside >15 min | 8 A. Walking outdoors >15 min | 8 B. Wheelchair outdoors >15 min | 0 = Never | ||||
1 = 1–2 times in three months | |||||||
10. Driving a car/travel on bus | 10 A. Driving a car/motorbike | 10 B. Going by bus or train | 10 C. Going by bicycle/moped | 10 D. Powered wheelchair | 10 E. Passenger private car/taxi | 10 F. Special transport service | 2 = 3–12 times in three months |
3 = At least weekly (used for items 8 and 10 in the original instrument) | |||||||
—— | 16. Using the telephone | 0 = Never | |||||
1 = < Once weekly | |||||||
2 = 1–2 times weekly | |||||||
3 = Most days (used for items 1 and 2 in the original instrument) |
New scales, used for all items | ||
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Frequency changesa | Self-reported cause for changeb | Satisfaction with activity performancec |
Decreased frequency | 1 = Physical/cognitive functioning | 1 = Very dissatisfied |
Unchanged frequency | 2 = Economical resources | 2 = Dissatisfied |
Increased frequency | 3 = Desire/need to perform the activity | 3 = Neither satisfied, nor dissatisfied |
4 = Worries from proxies/friends | 4 = Satisfied | |
5 = Social network changes | 5 = Very satisfied |
aAlways rated
bNot rated for activities where the frequency is unchanged
cNot rated for activities where the frequency is 0 and unchanged