Study Ostir et al. (2006): study US 2001

Public

40+ orthopedic patients, 3 month after discharge, USA, 2002

Sample

Respondents

N = 3751

Non Response

228

Assessment

Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)
by nurses

Correlate

Authors's Label

Change in motor functional status

Our Classification

Remarks

Assessed at admission(T1) and after discharge(T2) with average 3 month interval.

Operationalization

Subscale of Functional Independence Measure (FIM) 18 item selfreport measure of basic daily living skills

Motor subscale contains items on:
- self-care
- sphincter control
- mobility
- locomotion

Scored 1 (complete dependence) to 7 (complete independence)

Observed Relation with Happiness