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

Locomotion

Our Classification

Remarks

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

Operationalization

Locomotion subscale of 18 item Functional Independence Measure (FIM), 18 item
self report measure of basic daily living skills

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

Observed Relation with Happiness