Table 2.
Added and removed items in the adapted DOI scale
Items | Rationale | |
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Items added | ||
23C | Had sex with someone you met that day? | Replacement of former item 25C measuring careless sexual behavior |
31 | Drawn on your retirement savings before the age of 59 ½? | Replacement of former item 20B measuring suboptimal management of finances |
32 | Stopped taking your prescribed medication without talking to your doctor? | Replacements of former items 33 and 34 measuring suboptimal management of own health |
33 | Skipped medical appointments without rescheduling? | |
34 | Were admitted to a hospital? | |
Items removed | ||
5A | Been enrolled in any kind of school | Too distant outcome in time |
5B | Been suspended from school for at least one day for any reason | |
20A | Invested in the stock market | Change in the value of money over the decades |
20B | Lost more than $1000 on a stock-market investment | |
25C | Had an unplanned pregnancy (or got someone pregnant, unplanned) | Change in the accessibility and efficiency of birth control over the decades |
33 | Been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes | More frequent in older age and often unrelated to health management |
34 | Broke a bone because you fell, slipped, or misstepped |