Study Covinsky et al. (1999): study US 1994

Public

80+ aged patients 2 months after hospitalization, USA, 1994

Sample

Respondents

N = 493

Non Response

564

Assessment

Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Dependence in self-care activities

Our Classification

Distribution

N:. 1= 217. 2=132. 3=144

Operationalization

Number of dependent activities of daily living:
1= 0
2= 1
3= >2
Selfreport of inability to perform self-care activities using a modified version of the Katz activities of daily living scale.(Katz et al. "A measure of primary socio-biological functions".)
This scale asked patients whether they could currently complete activities, such as bathing, dressing, or eating without the assistance  of another person.

Observed Relation with Happiness