From: Development of the Global Disability Scale (Glo.Di.S): preliminary results
Item no. | Item | Frequency of responses | Score | |||||
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0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | mean | SD | ||
1 | Stand up from sitting | 70.76 | 10.76 | 9.38 | 6.34 | 2.76 | 0.60 | 1.07 |
2 | Dress by yourself | 91.60 | 2.20 | 2.89 | 2.07 | 1.24 | 0.19 | 0.70 |
3 | Eat by yourself | 96.69 | 1.24 | 0.41 | 0.97 | 0.69 | 0.08 | 0.47 |
4 | Move around your house by yourself | 87.72 | 4.97 | 2.76 | 3.31 | 1.24 | 0.25 | 0.77 |
5 | Take a bath or a shower by yourself | 87.05 | 3.72 | 3.03 | 4.27 | 1.93 | 0.30 | 0.87 |
6 | Carryout the most important works in the house | 75.59 | 9.52 | 6.07 | 6.21 | 2.62 | 0.51 | 1.03 |
7 | Complete all the works of the house | 74.90 | 8.83 | 6.90 | 6.62 | 2.76 | 0.54 | 1.06 |
8 | Carry on your everyday work | 77.76 | 5.94 | 5.25 | 8.29 | 2.76 | 0.52 | 1.09 |
9 | Stay alone for a few days | 78.65 | 4.82 | 5.10 | 7.44 | 3.99 | 0.53 | 1.13 |
10 | Get out of the house for a walk, shopping etc. | 81.40 | 5.65 | 4.41 | 5.79 | 2.75 | 0.43 | 1.01 |
11 | Deal with various obstacles or physically demanding situations (stairs, taking the bus etc.) | 53.52 | 14.48 | 9.24 | 17.66 | 5.10 | 1.06 | 1.34 |
12 | Stand for some time (15–30 minutes) | 58.26 | 10.19 | 8.40 | 16.12 | 7.02 | 1.03 | 1.39 |
13 | Walk for a distance of around a kilometer | 58.34 | 9.38 | 7.72 | 16.14 | 8.41 | 1.07 | 1.44 |
14 | Concentrate on something for 5–10 minutes (Newspaper, TV, cooking) | 88.57 | 4.55 | 3.44 | 3.17 | 0.28 | 0.22 | 0.68 |
15 | Learn something new (how to go to a new place, a new recipe etc) | 83.03 | 4.97 | 3.59 | 6.76 | 1.66 | 0.39 | 0.96 |
16 | Participate in the activities of the community (e.g. religious, celebrations etc.) | 80.80 | 4.42 | 5.52 | 7.73 | 1.52 | 0.45 | 1.00 |
17 | Handle your relationships with people close to you (friends, relatives etc.) | 84.00 | 4.69 | 6.07 | 4.55 | 0.69 | 0.33 | 0.84 |
18 | Socialize with people you don’t know | 86.60 | 4.56 | 5.11 | 3.59 | 0.14 | 0.26 | 0.73 |
19 | Keep a friendship | 87.02 | 4.42 | 4.56 | 4.01 | 0.00 | 0.26 | 0.72 |
20 | Make new friends | 81.24 | 4.83 | 5.66 | 8.00 | 0.28 | 0.41 | 0.93 |
21 | Have sexual life | 75.21 | 2.62 | 3.99 | 12.12 | 6.06 | 0.71 | 1.32 |
22 | Live with dignity because of your problem | 73.76 | 6.49 | 5.80 | 12.85 | 1.10 | 0.61 | 1.12 |
23 | How much time you dedicated to your health issues and their consequences? | 60.33 | 11.43 | 9.78 | 17.36 | 1.10 | 0.87 | 1.22 |
24 | How emotionally distressed are you because of your health? | 56.14 | 7.59 | 10.76 | 22.07 | 3.45 | 1.09 | 1.36 |
25 | How much of an economic burden to you and your family is your health? | 69.15 | 7.85 | 8.82 | 12.40 | 1.79 | 0.70 | 1.16 |
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