Study Guo et al. (2022a): study US Chicago 2011

Public

Elderly Chinese migrants, Chicago, USA, 2011 - 2013

Survey name

US-PINE

Sample

Respondents

N = 2923

Non Response

Assessment

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

Correlate

Authors's Label

ADL difficulties

Our Classification

Distribution

1: 7.09%, 0: 92.91%

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.

1: Yes
0: No

Observed Relation with Happiness