. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Nov 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 Aug 10;67(11):2305–2310. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16102

Table 2.

Characterization of Valued Life Activities for All 194 Participants Preparing for Elective Surgery

Category	Frequency N = 510^b	Illustrative Responses^a
Recreation	28.9%	“reading”, “cycling”, “bowling”, “garage sales”, “knitting”
Mobility	24.9%	“up and walking”, “walk the stairs”, “driving the car”
Activities of Daily Living	17.5%	“personal hygiene”, “bathing” “able to get up by myself”, “basic self-care”,
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living	16.9%	“household chores”, “clean my house” “grocery shopping”, “prepare light meals”
Social	12.0%	“enjoying time with friends and family”, “go to church”, “playing bridge”

Responses to written question, “What are the activities that are most important to you to be able to do when you return home from surgery?”

Participants could provide up to three activities.