Domain 1: activity limitation due to health problems | Difficulties/clarifications/ examples |
Visual problem | Seeing or recognising an object at arm's length or difficulty in seeing or recognising any known person across the road, even while wearing glasses |
Hearing problem | Hearing what is said in conversation with one other person in a quiet room, even while wearing hearing aids |
Problem with walking and climbing | Walking, climbing stairs or generally climbing up |
Problem in memory/concentration | Remembering or concentrating on something |
Problem in self-care | Self-care such as washing face and hands, bathing and other hygiene maintenance activities |
Problem in performing activities of daily living | Completing necessary day-to-day activities such as: cleaning, cooking, home maintenance, shopping |
Having any impairments | Existence of weakness of any body parts or loss of body parts or deformity or paralysis |
Problem with communication | Communicating (eg, understanding or being understood by others) |
Domain 2: body functions |
Having pain/discomfort | Discomfort, pains or aches in any part of the body |
Hand function | Using hands and fingers—eg, to pick up objects, open containers |
Domain 3: getting around |
Problem in standing | Standing for long periods such as 30 min or more |
Sitting to standing | Changing position from sitting to standing |
Moving inside home | Moving around and inside the home |
Security outside home | Feeling insecure while outside of home |
Walking long distances | Walking a long distance such as 1 km (or equivalent) |
Domain 4: self-care |
Showering | Bathing or washing whole body |
Dressing | Getting dressed |
Eating | Eating or feeding oneself |
Independent living | Living for a few days without another's assistance |
Domain 5: understanding and communicating |
Concentration at work | Concentrating on doing something for 10 min or more |
Memory loss | Forgetting to do important things |
Domain 6: getting along with people |
Dealing with unknown person | Dealing with unknown people |
Dealing with close person | Getting along with people who are close |