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Table 1 Frequency of responses and mean score in the various items and subscales of the Glo.Di.S

From: Development of the Global Disability Scale (Glo.Di.S): preliminary results

Item no.

Item

Frequency of responses

Score

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

 

Everyday functioning

       
 

Social and interpersonal functioning

       
 

Severity

       
 

Mental disability

       
 

Glo.Di.S total score

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