Study Guo et al. (2019): study US Chicago 2011

Public

60+aged Chinese migrants, Chicago, USA, 2011 - 2013

Survey name

US-PINE

Sample

Respondents

N = 3138

Non Response

0.6%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Interviews were conducted at respondents’ homes by bilingual interviewers.

Correlate

Authors's Label

ADL difficulties

Our Classification

Error Estimates

Cronbach's α is .92.

Remarks

Katz Activity of Daily Living (ADL) Index is used to measure health status.The sum scores of the scale is ranged from 0 to 24 with a higher score indicating higher physical impairment.

Distribution

M: 0.39, SD: 2.09

Operationalization

Self report on the performing  ability of  respondents for the following daily activities:
BATHING
1 POINT: Bathes self completely or needs help in bathing only a single part of the body such as the back, genital area or disabled extremity.
0 POINTS: Need help with bathing more than one part of the body, getting in or out of the tub or shower. Requires total bathing.

DRESSING
1 POINT: Get clothes from closets and drawers and puts on clothes and outer garments complete with fasteners. May have help tying shoes.
0 POINTS: Needs help with dressing self or needs to be completely dressed.

TOILETING
1 POINT: Goes to toilet, gets on and off, arranges clothes, cleans genital area without help.
0 POINTS: Needs help transferring to the toilet, cleaning self or uses bedpan or commode.

TRANSFERRING
1 POINT: Moves in and out of bed or chair unassisted. Mechanical transfer aids are acceptable.
0 POINTS: Needs help in moving from bed to chair or requires a complete transfer.

CONTINENCE
1 POINT: Exercises complete self control over urination and defecation.
0 POINTS: Is partially or totally incontinent of bowel or bladder.

FEEDING
1 POINT: Gets food from plate into mouth without help. Preparation of food may be done by another person.
0 POINTS: Needs partial or total help with feeding or requires parenteral feeding.

SCORING:
6 = High (patient independent)
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0 = Low (patient very dependent)

Observed Relation with Happiness