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: telephone (CATI)
by nurses

Correlate

Authors's Label

Self-care

Our Classification

Remarks

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

Operationalization

Self-care subscale of 18 item Functional Independence Measure (FIM)
self report measure of basic daily living skills

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

Observed Relation with Happiness