Research Article

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
PerformanceDependence (%)1Difficulty (%)2

Circulation
 Getting in and out of the house15.9/0.055.6/7.5
 Going up and down stairs39.3/9.382.5/18.5
 Moving around inside house9.5/1.928.6/3.7
Bathroom
 Getting on and off a toilet7.9/0.0*25.8/5.6*
 Getting in and out of a bathtub or shower14.3/0.048.3/7.4
Kitchen
 Using kitchen appliances17.5/1.9*33.9/7.4
 Getting items in and out of upper cabinets51.6/13.064.5/32.1
 Getting items in and out of lower drawers27.4/1.954.8/7.4
Bedroom
 Getting on and off a bed9.7/0.0*21.3/3.7*
 Getting items in and out of a closet6.1/3.724.6/5.7*

ParticipationFrequencyMonthly3
𝑃 value 𝑃 value

Community
 Going into your communityN.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.
* 𝑃 < . 0 5 ; 𝑃 < . 0 1 ; 𝑃 < . 0 0 1 .