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. 2022 Apr 3;19(7):4304. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19074304
I. Short Set (SS), Short Set-Enhanced (SS-E) and Extended Question (ES) Set on Functioning Questions (>17 years old) ^
A. Vision
1. Do you wear glasses? (Yes/No)
2. If yes, do you have difficulty seeing even when wearing your glasses?
(No difficulty/Some difficulty/A lot of difficulty/Cannot do at all or unable to do)
3. If no, do you have difficulty seeing?
(No difficulty/Some difficulty/A lot of difficulty/Cannot do at all or unable to do)
B. Hearing
1. Do you wear a hearing aid? (Yes/No)
2. If yes, do you have difficulty hearing even when using a hearing aid? (No difficulty/Some difficulty/A lot of difficulty/Cannot do at all or unable to do
3. If no, do you have difficulty hearing? (No difficulty/Some difficulty/A lot of difficulty/Cannot do at all or unable to do)
C. Mobility
1. * Do you use any equipment or receive help for getting around?
(Yes/No)
2. * If yes, do you have difficulty walking or climbing steps, even when using your equipment or with help?
(No difficulty/Some difficulty/A lot of difficulty/Cannot do at all or unable to do)
3. Do you have difficulty walking or climbing steps?
(No difficulty/Some difficulty/A lot of difficulty/Cannot do at all or unable to do)
D. Cognition
1. Do you have difficulty remembering or concentrating?
(No difficulty/Some difficulty/A lot of difficulty/Cannot do at all or unable to do)
II. Child Functioning Module (5–17 years old) and Child Functioning Module (2–4 years old) ^
A. Vision (same as above applied to the child and asked of the carer)
B. Hearing (same as above applied to the child and asked of the carer)
C. Mobility
1. ** Compared with children of the same age, does [name] have difficulty walking?
2. Does (name) use any equipment or receive assistance for walking?
3. Without his/her equipment or assistance, does [name] have difficulty walking 100 m on level ground? That would be about the length of one football field.
4. Without his/her equipment or assistance, does [name] have difficulty walking 500 m on level ground? That would be about the length of five football fields.
5. With his/her equipment or assistance, does [name] have difficulty walking 100 m on level ground?
6. With his/her equipment or assistance, does [name] have difficulty walking 500 m on level ground?
7. Compared with children of the same age, does [name] have difficulty walking 100 m on level ground?
8. Compared with children of the same age, does [name] have difficulty walking 500 m on level ground?
^ Subsets of full questionnaires; * Questions not asked in Turkey Disability and Mental Health Survey; ** Only question asked in Cameroon and India Disability Surveys, all other questions were asked in Turkey Disability and Mental Health Survey only.