Home and Community Environmental Features, Activity Performance, and Community Participation among Older Adults with Functional Limitations
Table 4
Comparisons of performance and participation between mobility and other limitation groups.
Mobility/other limitation
Performance
Dependence (%)1
Difficulty (%)2
Circulation
Getting in and out of the house
15.9/0.0†
55.6/7.5‡
Going up and down stairs
39.3/9.3†
82.5/18.5‡
Moving around inside house
9.5/1.9
28.6/3.7†
Bathroom
Getting on and off a toilet
7.9/0.0*
25.8/5.6*
Getting in and out of a bathtub or shower
14.3/0.0†
48.3/7.4‡
Kitchen
Using kitchen appliances
17.5/1.9*
33.9/7.4†
Getting items in and out of upper cabinets
51.6/13.0‡
64.5/32.1†
Getting items in and out of lower drawers
27.4/1.9†
54.8/7.4‡
Bedroom
Getting on and off a bed
9.7/0.0*
21.3/3.7*
Getting items in and out of a closet
6.1/3.7
24.6/5.7*
Participation
Frequency
Monthly3
value
value
Community
Going into your community
N.S.
.054
1Percentage of responses on “dependent” and “unable to perform.” 2Percentage of responses on “somewhat difficult,” “very difficulty,” and “unable to perform.” 3Going into community ≤ or > once per month.
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; †; ‡.