Table 3.

Scores of patients with and without COPD on each life-space level

Life-space	COPD (n=40)	Control (n=20)	p-value
Total score, pts (min–max)	60 (22–90)	71 (43.5–110)	0.02
Other rooms in the house besides the sleeping room, pts (min–max)	8 (8–8)	8 (8–8)	0.72
Areas outside the house, pts (min–max)	16 (16–16)	16 (16–16)	0.35
Places in the neighborhood, pts (min–max)	21 (12–24)	24 (18–24)	0.03
Places outside the neighborhood, pts (min–max)	16 (8–22)	16 (13–30)	0.53
Places outside the city, pts (min–max)	0 (0–10)	0 (0–10)	0.60

Notes: Data are presented as median (interquartile range 25%–75%); p-value of Mann–Whitney test; questions on five levels of spaces visited by the older adult in the 4 weeks prior to the assessment, including the following items: life-space level, frequency and independence; total score ranges from 0 to 120; other rooms in the house besides the sleeping room (range from 0 to 8 points); areas outside the house (range from 0 to 16 points); places in the neighborhood (range from 0 to 24 points); places outside the neighborhood (range from 0 to 32 points); and places outside the city (range from 0 to 40 points).

Abbreviations: pts, points; min, minimum; max, maximum.