Table 1 Distribution of responses for the tasks of the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and the Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) in the Study Sample
Activities of Daily Living (ADL) | |||
Ability to perform without help: number (%) | |||
Tasks | Yes (score = 1) | No (score = 0.25) | |
Eating | 230 (97.9) | 5 (2.1) | |
Getting dressed | 228 (97.0) | 7 (3.0) | |
Bathing | 226 (96.2) | 9 (3.8) | |
Using the toilet | 224 (95.3) | 11 (4.7) | |
Transferring from bed to chair | 225 (95.7) | 10 (4.3) | |
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) | |||
Ability to perform without or with some help: number (%) | |||
Tasks | Do not need help (score = 1) | Need some help (Score = 0.5) | Unable to do at all (Score = 0) |
Using the telephone | 218 (92.8) | 16 (6.8) | 1 (0.4) |
Getting places beyond walking distance | 139 (59.1) | 81 (34.5) | 15 (6.4) |
Grocery shopping | 110 (46.8) | 110 (46.8) | 15 (6.4) |
Preparing meals | 178 (75.7) | 51 (21.7) | 6 (2.6) |
Doing housework or handyman work | 143 (60.9) | 81 (34.5) | 11 (4.7) |
Doing laundry | 163 (69.4) | 68 (28.9) | 4 (1.7) |
Taking medications | 206 (87.7) | 29 (12.3) | 0 (0) |
Managing money | 207 (88.1) | 27 (11.5) | 1 (0.43) |