Table A2.
BADL, IADL and need of help. Original questions by survey (in English).
| Country (Survey) | Question (Original) | Activities | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina (ENCAVIAM) Methodological documents: https://bit.ly/36vPyJb |
I’m going to mention a few activities for which you may or may not need help from other people. I would like you to tell me if you need help in carrying out each of them. Do not take into account transitional limitations, which last less than three months. Need help from a person to... |
Eating in a reasonable time (cutting food, filling glasses, etc.) 4 Dressing or undressing, including tying laces 1 Bathing, including getting in and out of the shower or bathtub Combing, brushing your teeth, or washing your face Walking around your house Using the toilet or sanitizing 2 Lying down or getting out of bed 3 Walking around your house Going up and down stairs Use the phone, dial numbers and answer a call Travel by public transport, taxis, remis, private car, etc. Organize your medications and take them 7 Managing your money 8 Shopping 5 Prepare hot meals 6 Doing household work (washing dishes, laying beds, sweeping, etc.) |
1. Yes 2. No Reclassification in HELP (dichotomous variable): No: No Yes: Yes |
| Brazil (ELSI) Methodological documents: https://bit.ly/3k54Ix0 |
Now I’m going to ask you some questions about activities that some people have difficulty performing due to health problems, including their memory. I ask you not to consider temporary difficulties, those that you expect to last less than three months. You receive help to |
Do your personal hygiene Preparing a hot meal 6 Managing your money 8 Use some kind of transport Shopping 5 Using your phone Administering your own medicines7 Perform light household work (make up bed, dust, take care of garbage, etc.) Perform heavy household work (bathroom wash, clean yard, etc.) Walk one room or walk from one room to another on the same floor Dressing 1 Showering Eating 4 Lie down/or get out of bed 3 Using the bathroom 2 |
1. No, because you don’t need 2. No, because it doesn’t help 3. Yes Reclassification in HELP (dichotomous variable): No: No, because you don’t need Yes: Yes; No, because it doesn’t help |
| Chile (CASEN) Methodological documents: https://bit.ly/3yZNkOL |
Considering only your state of health, how often do you get help from someone else to: | Eating (including cutting food and filling glasses) 4 Bathing (including entering and exiting the tub) Move/move inside the house Use the W.C. or toilet 2 Lying down and getting out of bed 3 Dressing 1 Going out on the street Shopping or going to the doctor Perform your household chores Make or receive calls |
1. Never; 2. Almost never; 3. Sometimes; 4. Many times; 5. Always. Reclassification in HELP (dichotomous variable): No: Never Yes: Almost never; Sometimes; Many times; always |
| Colombia (SABE) Methodological documents: https://bit.ly/36wAFX4 |
Let’s talk about the basic activities of daily living (BADL) that a person can perform independently or dependently. As for [activity] You were able to... | Eating 4 | 1. Eat for yourself, eat Independent 2. Needed help from someone else 3. Needed to be fed by someone else |
| Bathing | 1. Bathing alone 2. He needed help from someone else to bathe |
||
| Dressing 1 | 1. Dress up only yourself 2. He needed someone to help him 3. They have to dress it |
||
| Grooming | 1. Fix yourself without any help 2. Need someone else’s help |
||
| Deposition | 1. Had no accidents (it’s continent) 2. Have had occasional accidents 3. Not able to retain (Incontinent) |
||
| Urination | 1. Had no accidents (it’s continent) 2. Have had occasional accidents 3. Not able to retain (Incontinent) |
||
| Use of the toilet 2 | 1. Go alone to the toilet and use it 2. He needed some help when he used the toilet 3. Requires full help when you enter the toilet |
||
| Transfer bed-chair 3 | 1. You are able to go alone from the bed to a chair 2. You need some help to move from bed to chair 3. You can’t alone, you need help from someone else 4. It is not able to pass and needs to be loaded |
||
| Walking | 1. Walk alone without problems (Independent) 2. You need some kind of walking help 3. You are in a wheelchair 4. Can’t walk (Motionless) |
||
| Up and down steps | 1. You are able to go up and down stairs alone 2. Need help going up and down stairs 3. Not able to go up or down stairs Reclassification in HELP (dichotomous variable): No: Walk alone without problems; Go alone to the toilet and use it; Eat for yourself; He is able to go alone from the bed to a chair; Dress up only yourself Yes: Other options |
||
| I will mention some activities of daily living, please respond taking into account the one that fits your current conditions. Can you do the following activities? It is capable | Manage your own money 8 It is able to do the daily shopping (esp. food) 5 It is able to prepare food 6 You are able to manage your own medications7 Use of public transport or taxi Phone usage |
1. It does it without help from anyone and without difficulty 2. It does it without help, but with difficulty 3. You need (or would need) help doing so 4. You’re not able to do it Reclassification in HELP (dichotomous variable): No: It does it without help from anyone and without difficulty Yes: He does it without help, but with difficulty; You need (or would need) help doing so; It is not capable of doing so. |
|
| Mexico (ENASEM) Methodological documents: https://bit.ly/36tZq6m |
Please tell me if you have any difficulty with each of the activities I am going to mention. If you don’t do any of the following activities, just tell me. Don’t include difficulties that you think will last less than three months. (Those who answer in the affirmative are asked if they get help from anyone.) | Dressing, including putting on shoes and socks 1 Walking back and forth in a room Eating, for example, to cut your food 4 Lying down and getting out of bed 3 Use the toilet, including getting on and off or squatting 2 Prepare a hot meal 6 Shopping for groceries 5 Taking medicines (if you take any or need to take one)7 Managing your money 8 |
1. Yes 2. No Reclassification in HELP (dichotomous variable): No: No Yes: Yes |
| Uruguay (ELPS) Methodological documents: https://bit.ly/2TZ43CL |
Do you need help from other people to do any of these activities? | Go to the bathroom (Includes location, handling clothes, posture and cleaning) 2 Combing, cutting nails, washing your hair or teeth Eating or drinking 4 Dressing 1 Avoid health risks, ask for help or follow treatment Change and maintain position 3 Moving within the home Moving outside the home Perform household chores (cooking, shopping, cleaning) Participate in social and community life Communicating and making decisions |
1. Not required 2. Almost never 3. Sometimes 4. Many times 5. Always Reclassification in HELP (dichotomous variable): No: Not required Yes: Almost never; Sometimes; Many times; always |
1,2,3,4 Activities for BADL index; 5,6,7,8 Activities for IADL index.