1 |
Feel useless with age |
Never =0; seldom =0.25; sometimes =0.5; often =0.75; always =1 |
2 |
Feel lonely and isolated |
Never =0; seldom =0.25; sometimes =0.5; often =0.75; always =1 |
3 |
Feel fearful or anxious |
Never =0; seldom =0.25; sometimes =0.5; often =0.75; always =1 |
4 |
Keep my belongings neat and clean |
Always =0; often =0.25; sometimes =0.5; seldom =0.75; never =1 |
5 |
Self-reported health |
Very good =0; good =0.25; so so =0.5; bad =0.75; very bad =1 |
6 |
Do you feel any change in your health since the last year? |
Much better =0; slightly better =0.25; almost the same =0.5; slightly worse =0.75; much worse =1 |
7 |
Make own decision |
Always =0; often =0.25; sometimes =0.5; seldom =0.75; never =1 |
8 |
Bathing |
Without assistance =0; partial assistance =0.5; need assistance =1 |
9 |
Dressing |
Without assistance =0; partial assistance =0.5; need assistance =1 |
10 |
Toileting |
Without assistance =0; partial assistance =0.5; need assistance =1 |
11 |
Transferring |
Without assistance =0; partial assistance =0.5; need assistance =1 |
12 |
Continence |
Without assistance =0; partial assistance =0.5; need assistance =1 |
13 |
Feeding |
Without assistance =0; partial assistance =0.5; need assistance =1 |
14 |
Able to go outside to visit neighbors? |
Yes =0; a little difficult =0.5; not able to do so =1 |
15 |
Able to go shopping by yourself? |
Yes =0; a little difficult =0.5; not able to do so =1 |
16 |
Able to make food by yourself? |
Yes =0; a little difficult =0.5; not able to do so =1 |
17 |
Able to wash clothes by yourself? |
Yes =0; a little difficult =0.5; not able to do so =1 |
18 |
Able to walk 1 km? |
Yes =0; a little difficult =0.5; not able to do so =1 |
19 |
Able to carry 5-kg weight? |
Yes =0; a little difficult =0.5; not able to do so =1 |
20 |
Able to crouch and stand for three times? |
Yes =0; a little difficult =0.5; not able to do so =1 |
21 |
Able to take public transport? |
Yes =0; a little difficult =0.5; not able to do so =1 |
22 |
Visual function |
Can see and distinguish the break in the circle =0; can see but not distinguish the break in the circle =0.33; cannot see =0.67; blind =1 |
23 |
Hand behind neck |
Both =0; right =0.5; left =0.5; neither =1 |
24 |
Hand behind lower back |
Both =0; right =0.5; left =0.5; neither =1 |
25 |
Raise arms upright |
Both =0; right =0.5; left =0.5; neither =1 |
26 |
Able to stand up from sitting in a chair |
Yes, without using hands =0; yes, using hands =0.5; no =1 |
27 |
Able to pick up a book from the floor |
Yes, without using hands =0; yes, using hands =0.5; no =1 |
28 |
Of times suffering from serious illness in the past 2 years |
Not applicable =0; one serious illness =1; two or more serious illnesses =2 |
29 |
Suffering from hypertension? |
No =0; yes =1 |
30 |
Suffering from diabetes? |
No =0; yes =1 |
31 |
Suffering from heart disease? |
No =0; yes =1 |
32 |
Suffering from stroke or cardiovascular disease? |
No =0; yes =1 |
33 |
Suffering from bronchitis, emphysema, pneumonia, and asthma? |
No =0; yes =1 |
34 |
Suffering from tuberculosis? |
No =0; yes =1 |
35 |
Suffering from cataract? |
No =0; yes =1 |
36 |
Suffering from cancer? |
No =0; yes =1 |
37 |
Suffering from glaucoma? |
No =0; yes =1 |
38 |
Suffering from gastric or duodenal ulcer? |
No =0; yes =1 |
39 |
Suffering from Parkinson’s disease? |
No =0; yes =1 |
40 |
Suffering from bedsore? |
No =0; yes =1 |
41 |
Suffering from arthritis? |
No =0; yes =1 |
42 |
Suffering from dementia? |
No =0; yes =1 |
43 |
Was interviewee able to hear? |
Yes, without hearing aid =0; yes, but needs hearing aid =0.33; partly, despite using hearing aid =0.67; no =1 |
44 |
The health of interviewee rated by interviewer by interviewer |
Surprisingly healthy =0; relatively healthy =0.33; moderately ill =0.67; very ill =1 |