Questionnaire-based evaluation of everyday competence in older adults
Identifieur interne : 000274 ( Pmc/Corpus ); précédent : 000273; suivant : 000275Questionnaire-based evaluation of everyday competence in older adults
Auteurs : Tobias Kalisch ; Julia Richter ; Melanie Lenz ; Jan-Christoph Kattenstroth ; Izabela Kolankowska ; Martin Tegenthoff ; Hubert R. DinseSource :
- Clinical Interventions in Aging [ 1176-9092 ] ; 2011.
Abstract
Gerontological research aims at understanding factors that are crucial for mediating “successful aging”. This term denotes the absence of significant disease and disabilities, maintenance of high levels of physical and cognitive function, and preservation of social and productive activities. Preservation of an active lifestyle is considered an effective means through which everyday competence can be attained. In this context, it is crucial to obtain ratings of modern day older adults’ everyday competence by means of appropriate assessments. Here, we introduce the Everyday Competence Questionnaire (ECQ), designed to assess healthy older adults’ everyday competence.
The ECQ includes 17 items, covering housekeeping, leisure activities, sports, daily routines, manual skills, subjective well-being, and general linguistic usage. The ECQ was administered to a population of 158 healthy subjects aged 60–91 years, who were divided into groups on the basis of their physical activity. These groups were community-dwelling subjects, those living independently and having a sedentary lifestyle, those living independently but characterized by a general lifestyle without any noteworthy physical activity, and those living independently and exercising regularly. Age, gender, and education levels were balanced between the groups.
Using the ECQ, we could identify and distinguish different everyday competence levels between the groups tested: Subjects characterized by an active lifestyle outperformed all other groups. Subjects characterized by a general lifestyle showed higher everyday competence than those with a sedentary lifestyle or subjects who needed care. Furthermore, the ECQ data showed a significant positive correlation between individual physical activity and everyday competence.
The ECQ is a novel tool for the questionnaire-based evaluation of everyday competence among healthy subjects. By including leisure activities, it considers the changed living conditions of modern-day older adults.
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DOI: 10.2147/CIA.S15433
PubMed: 21472090
PubMed Central: 3066251
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Dinse</name><affiliation><nlm:aff id="af2-cia-6-037">Neural Plasticity Lab, Institute for Neuroinformatics, Department of Theoretical Biology</nlm:aff></affiliation></author></analytic><series><title level="j">Clinical Interventions in Aging</title><idno type="ISSN">1176-9092</idno><idno type="eISSN">1178-1998</idno><imprint><date when="2011">2011</date></imprint></series></biblStruct></sourceDesc></fileDesc><profileDesc><textClass></textClass></profileDesc></teiHeader><front><div type="abstract" xml:lang="en"><sec><title>Background:</title><p>Gerontological research aims at understanding factors that are crucial for mediating “successful aging”. This term denotes the absence of significant disease and disabilities, maintenance of high levels of physical and cognitive function, and preservation of social and productive activities. Preservation of an active lifestyle is considered an effective means through which everyday competence can be attained. In this context, it is crucial to obtain ratings of modern day older adults’ everyday competence by means of appropriate assessments. Here, we introduce the Everyday Competence Questionnaire (ECQ), designed to assess healthy older adults’ everyday competence.</p></sec><sec><title>Methods:</title><p>The ECQ includes 17 items, covering housekeeping, leisure activities, sports, daily routines, manual skills, subjective well-being, and general linguistic usage. The ECQ was administered to a population of 158 healthy subjects aged 60–91 years, who were divided into groups on the basis of their physical activity. These groups were community-dwelling subjects, those living independently and having a sedentary lifestyle, those living independently but characterized by a general lifestyle without any noteworthy physical activity, and those living independently and exercising regularly. Age, gender, and education levels were balanced between the groups.</p></sec><sec><title>Results:</title><p>Using the ECQ, we could identify and distinguish different everyday competence levels between the groups tested: Subjects characterized by an active lifestyle outperformed all other groups. Subjects characterized by a general lifestyle showed higher everyday competence than those with a sedentary lifestyle or subjects who needed care. Furthermore, the ECQ data showed a significant positive correlation between individual physical activity and everyday competence.</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusion:</title><p>The ECQ is a novel tool for the questionnaire-based evaluation of everyday competence among healthy subjects. 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<front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Clin Interv Aging</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>Clinical Interventions in Aging</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">1176-9092</issn><issn pub-type="epub">1178-1998</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Dove Medical Press</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="pmid">21472090</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="pmc">3066251</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.2147/CIA.S15433</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">cia-6-037</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Original Research</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Questionnaire-based evaluation of everyday competence in older adults</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Kalisch</surname><given-names>Tobias</given-names></name><xref ref-type="corresp" rid="c1-cia-6-037"></xref><xref ref-type="aff" rid="af1-cia-6-037">1</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Richter</surname><given-names>Julia</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="af3-cia-6-037">3</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Lenz</surname><given-names>Melanie</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="af1-cia-6-037">1</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Kattenstroth</surname><given-names>Jan-Christoph</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="af2-cia-6-037">2</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Kolankowska</surname><given-names>Izabela</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="af2-cia-6-037">2</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Tegenthoff</surname><given-names>Martin</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="af1-cia-6-037">1</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Dinse</surname><given-names>Hubert R</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="af2-cia-6-037">2</xref></contrib></contrib-group><aff id="af1-cia-6-037"><label>1</label>Department of Neurology, BG-Kliniken Bergmannsheil</aff><aff id="af2-cia-6-037"><label>2</label>Neural Plasticity Lab, Institute for Neuroinformatics, Department of Theoretical Biology</aff><aff id="af3-cia-6-037"><label>3</label>Faculty of Psychology, Department of Methods, Diagnostics and Evaluation, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany</aff><author-notes><corresp id="c1-cia-6-037">Correspondence: Tobias Kalisch, Abt für Neurologische Traumatologie und Neurorehabilitation, Neurologische Universitätsklinik, BG-Kliniken, Bergmannsheil, Bürkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, D-44789 Bochum, Germany, Tel + 49 023 4322 2168, Fax + 49 023 4320 4931, Email <email>tobias.kalisch@rub.de</email></corresp></author-notes><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2011</year></pub-date><pmc-comment>Dove Press titles changed from ppub to collections in 2009.
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<pub-date pub-type="ppub"><year>2011</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>26</day><month>1</month><year>2011</year></pub-date><volume>6</volume><fpage>37</fpage><lpage>46</lpage><history><date date-type="received"><day>25</day><month>1</month><year>2011</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement>© 2011 Kalisch et al, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd.</copyright-statement><license><license-p>This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><sec><title>Background:</title><p>Gerontological research aims at understanding factors that are crucial for mediating “successful aging”. This term denotes the absence of significant disease and disabilities, maintenance of high levels of physical and cognitive function, and preservation of social and productive activities. Preservation of an active lifestyle is considered an effective means through which everyday competence can be attained. In this context, it is crucial to obtain ratings of modern day older adults’ everyday competence by means of appropriate assessments. Here, we introduce the Everyday Competence Questionnaire (ECQ), designed to assess healthy older adults’ everyday competence.</p></sec><sec><title>Methods:</title><p>The ECQ includes 17 items, covering housekeeping, leisure activities, sports, daily routines, manual skills, subjective well-being, and general linguistic usage. The ECQ was administered to a population of 158 healthy subjects aged 60–91 years, who were divided into groups on the basis of their physical activity. These groups were community-dwelling subjects, those living independently and having a sedentary lifestyle, those living independently but characterized by a general lifestyle without any noteworthy physical activity, and those living independently and exercising regularly. Age, gender, and education levels were balanced between the groups.</p></sec><sec><title>Results:</title><p>Using the ECQ, we could identify and distinguish different everyday competence levels between the groups tested: Subjects characterized by an active lifestyle outperformed all other groups. Subjects characterized by a general lifestyle showed higher everyday competence than those with a sedentary lifestyle or subjects who needed care. Furthermore, the ECQ data showed a significant positive correlation between individual physical activity and everyday competence.</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusion:</title><p>The ECQ is a novel tool for the questionnaire-based evaluation of everyday competence among healthy subjects. By including leisure activities, it considers the changed living conditions of modern-day older adults.</p></sec></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>successful aging</kwd><kwd>everyday competence</kwd><kwd>questionnaire-based evaluation</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body><sec><title>Background</title><p>In the past few decades we have experienced dramatic changes in the age structure of human populations, especially in industrialized countries. These changes are characterized by an increasing probability of reaching old and very old age.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b1-cia-6-037">1</xref>–<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b3-cia-6-037">3</xref> As a multidimensional reality of life, aging is difficult to define simply.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b4-cia-6-037">4</xref> The World Health Organization defines aging as a “process of progressive change in the biological, psychological and social structure of individuals”.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b5-cia-6-037">5</xref> From a biological standpoint, aging is often used synonymously with the term senescence, defined as “a biological process of dysfunctional change by which organisms become less capable of maintaining physiological function and homeostasis with increasing survival”.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b6-cia-6-037">6</xref> Collectively, these definitions and others reflect the difficulty in defining aging precisely.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b4-cia-6-037">4</xref> Generally aging is associated with progressive functional loss in perception, cognition, and memory,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b7-cia-6-037">7</xref> as well as a deterioration of physiological capacities, such as muscle strength, aerobic capacity, and neuromotor coordination.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b8-cia-6-037">8</xref> Although these changes are highly variable, there is a high probability that older adults suffer from age-related dysfunctions,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b9-cia-6-037">9</xref> which challenge their independence in everyday life. These increased dysfunctions emphasize the need to understand better the mechanisms of the human aging process on the one hand and to develop strategies to maintain health and functional independence on the other hand. Independence in everyday life is regarded as a crucial feature for “successful aging”, which is defined as the absence of significant disease and disabilities, maintenance of high levels of physical and cognitive function, and preservation of social and productive activities.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b10-cia-6-037">10</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b11-cia-6-037">11</xref> Because the loss of independence is inevitably linked to institutionalization, it is regarded as an important socioeconomic factor, especially considering the anticipated demographic changes in industrial civilizations.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b1-cia-6-037">1</xref>–<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b3-cia-6-037">3</xref> There is now agreement that in addition to cardiovascular fitness,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b12-cia-6-037">12</xref>–<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b14-cia-6-037">14</xref> cognitive training,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b15-cia-6-037">15</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b16-cia-6-037">16</xref> and healthy nutrition,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b17-cia-6-037">17</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b18-cia-6-037">18</xref> an active lifestyle is an important prerequisite for healthy aging, as expressed in the gerontological slogan “use it or lose it”.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b19-cia-6-037">19</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b20-cia-6-037">20</xref></p></sec><sec><title>Evaluation of everyday competence in old age</title><p>Everyday competence refers to “a person’s ability to perform, when necessary, a broad array of activities considered essential for independent living, even though in daily life the individual may not perform these tasks on a regular basis or may only perform a subset of these activities”.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b21-cia-6-037">21</xref> However, the term “everyday competence” is often interpreted differently. Many investigations refer to instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), eg, handling finances, taking medication, using the phone, shopping, preparing meals, housekeeping, and navigating large distances outdoors.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b22-cia-6-037">22</xref> Others favor the analysis of leisure activities and the social behavior of older adults.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b23-cia-6-037">23</xref> Accordingly, the concept of everyday competence is not clearly defined, but it provides a perspective on the life of older adults.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b24-cia-6-037">24</xref></p><p>In the past few decades, a number of studies have investigated the everyday competence of older adults.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b22-cia-6-037">22</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b24-cia-6-037">24</xref>–<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b32-cia-6-037">32</xref> Some of these studies were not only motivated by the current demographic changes and the general need to understand the mechanisms and consequences of the human aging process, but also by a persisting discrepancy between the results of laboratory-based experiments that showed age-related loss of various functions and the often contradictory and unexpected high everyday competence of subjects observed in their private surroundings.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b28-cia-6-037">28</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b33-cia-6-037">33</xref> Performance-based measures use functional tasks in a standardized format.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b34-cia-6-037">34</xref> A known problem of these tests is that they assess the abilities of subjects under directed optimal conditions rather than their actual habits in everyday life.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b35-cia-6-037">35</xref> Furthermore, it is known that sometimes it is not a lack of capacity that hinders the performance of older adults, but a deficiency in drive and motivation to initiate certain actions in everyday life conditions.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b36-cia-6-037">36</xref> Hence, performance-based measures may lead to an incorrect estimation of older adults’ abilities in their private surroundings. Another method to measure functional abilities in older adults and to gather reliable data about everyday behavior is direct observation.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b37-cia-6-037">37</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b38-cia-6-037">38</xref> However, direct observation might be biased by the subjects’ knowledge about being monitored. Finally, self and collateral reports allow for a quick assessment of functional abilities in older adults. The main limitation of this method is the often reduced ability of older adults to recall details of their everyday life accurately.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b39-cia-6-037">39</xref> This limitation can, however, be counterbalanced by an elaborate method of asking for relevant details concerning activities of daily living, thereby possibly improving the quality of the data obtained.</p></sec><sec><title>Motivation for developing the ECQ</title><p>In the past few years, we have investigated sensorimotor abilities in older adults to study age-related degradation in sensorimotor performance. Further, we developed interventional measures to ameliorate age-related decline in sensorimotor performance and cognition.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b40-cia-6-037">40</xref>–<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b44-cia-6-037">44</xref> During the assessment of sensorimotor performance, we noticed a substantial interindividual variation, indicating that the decline in performance could not be attributed to age alone. Studies on use-dependent plasticity imply that maintaining performance requires regular practice and use.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b45-cia-6-037">45</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b46-cia-6-037">46</xref> For example, reduced use because of immobilization of a limb leads to rapid deterioration of cortical representations, which harms associated perception and behavior.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b47-cia-6-037">47</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b48-cia-6-037">48</xref> It is, therefore, conceivable that aging reduces everyday life activities to a varying extent, and this contributes to differently impaired sensorimotor abilities. To obtain standardized information about the interdependencies between individual lifestyles and conditions of everyday life promptly on the one hand, and levels of sensorimotor performance on the other, we developed a questionnaire that covers housekeeping, leisure activities, sports, daily routines, manual skills, subjective well-being, and general linguistic usage.</p></sec><sec sec-type="methods"><title>Methods</title><sec sec-type="subjects"><title>Subjects</title><p>The study is based on data collected from 158 subjects (males 55, females 103). Subjects were recruited from a subject registry, newspaper advertisements, and older adult housing sites. The mean age of the subjects was 72.5 ± 6.1 years (range 60–91 years). All subjects were neurologically healthy. Medication with central nervous effects in the present or reported history was a criterion for exclusion. Subjects with an unclear anamnesis or medical history underwent an examination by a clinical neurologist to ensure neurological health. Basic cognitive abilities were assessed using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE).<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b49-cia-6-037">49</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b50-cia-6-037">50</xref> The inclusion criterion for participation was a score of at least 27 points. This regulation did not apply to Group 4 (nursing care), where subjects reached only 23.7 ± 3.7 points. All the subjects gave their written informed consent before participating in the study. The study was approved by the local Ethics Committee of the Ruhr University of Bochum. All the percentages presented in the text or tables are with reference to the complete cohort of 158 subjects. The subgroup arrangements of the cohort are presented in <xref ref-type="table" rid="t1-cia-6-037">Table 1</xref>, and <xref ref-type="table" rid="t2-cia-6-037">Table 2</xref> lists the education levels of all the subjects.</p><p>Differences between subjects (age, education, and gender) in all the groups were analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA). Results showed significant <italic>F</italic> statistics for the main independent variable (group): <italic>F</italic><sub>(3, 154)</sub> = 35.446; <italic>P</italic> ≤ 0.000 (<italic>R</italic><sup>2</sup> = 40.8%). The results of a Chi-square test revealed no confounds between the subjects’ gender and their group membership (χ<sup>2</sup><sub>(3)</sub> = 5.027, <italic>P</italic> = 0.170). On the other hand, ANOVA revealed significant confounds between the group membership of the subjects and the individual level of education (<italic>F</italic><sub>(156)</sub> = 10.870; <italic>P</italic> ≤ 0.001) and age (<italic>F</italic><sub>(154)</sub> = 10.627; <italic>P</italic> ≤ 0.001). Based on these findings, we calculated an analysis of covariance (covariates age and education) that supported a significant main effect for group (<italic>F</italic><sub>(151)</sub> = 21.801; <italic>P</italic> ≤ 0.001).</p></sec><sec sec-type="methods"><title>Instrument development and data administration</title><p>For the construction of the ECQ, we hypothesized that leisure activities might be a valuable indicator of everyday competence. Because life span and health conditions are positively affected by modern medical care, older adults have more time available for hobbies, cultural, and social activities, and sports.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b24-cia-6-037">24</xref> The questionnaire consisted of 17 items (<xref ref-type="table" rid="t3-cia-6-037">Table 3</xref>), where items 1–16 were based on the self-report of the subjects, while item 17 (“fluency of speech”) was based on the ratings of the experimenter. All subjects were asked to respond to the questions in as much detail as possible, thereby giving insight into their habits and living conditions. The experimenter converted the answers into scores using an item-specific scale. The items referred to domains such as leisure activities, sports, subjective well-being, and linguistic abilities. IADL-specific domains such as housekeeping, daily routine, manual skills, and mobility were also considered in the questionnaire. All the items and the corresponding rating scales are listed in <xref ref-type="table" rid="t3-cia-6-037">Table 3</xref>.</p></sec><sec><title>Discriminatory power and internal consistency</title><p>The internal consistency (estimated by calculation of Cronbach’s coefficient alpha) of all the items was 0.835. Two out of 17 items showed item-total correlations below 0.3 (item 8: 0.285, item 14: 0.243). Because it had very low discriminatory power (0.082), a previously used item (“Do you solve crossword puzzles or brain teasers?”) was omitted from the final version of the questionnaire. A further exclusion of items 8 and 14 did not improve the internal consistency (<italic>r</italic> = 0.843). Therefore, the final 17-item version of the ECQ was used for all subsequent analyses. Analysis of test-retest reliability revealed high consistency (Cronbach’s alpha 0.844).</p><p>Because the maximal number of points varied between 2 and 5, we normalized the scores of every single item to ensure that all items had the same impact on the total scale of the questionnaire. This was done by dividing the individual number of points obtained by a subject per item by the maximum possible score of the given item. Normalized data revealed similar results in terms of internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha 0.843).</p></sec><sec><title>Construct validation</title><p>A subsample of subjects (n = 83; 37% in Group 1, 51% in Group 2, 4% in Group 3, and 8% in Group 4) took the MMSE.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b49-cia-6-037">49</xref> Within the narrow distribution of the obtained MMSE scores, which were not normally distributed (<italic>Z</italic><sub>(KS)</sub> = 2.064; <italic>P</italic> ≤ 0.001), we found a significant correlation between ECQ scores and the scores obtained in the MMSE (Spearman correlation, <italic>r</italic> = 0.316; <italic>P</italic> = 0.004).</p><p>Another subsample of subjects (n = 40; 25% in Group 1, 70% in Group 2, 5% in Group 3, and 0% in Group 4) took the Nürnberger-Alters-Alltagsaktivitäten-Skala (NAA<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b51-cia-6-037">51</xref>), which consists of 20 questions designed to collect information about restrictions in everyday activities. High scores in the NAA reflect substantial restrictions in everyday life. We found a significant negative correlation between the NAA scores and the ECQ scores (Pearson correlation, <italic>r</italic> = −0.320; <italic>P</italic> = 0.044).</p></sec><sec sec-type="methods"><title>Factor analysis of used items</title><p>A factor analysis for all items of the ECQ was conducted using main component analysis with varimax rotation. The Kaiser-Myer-Olkin value was satisfactory, namely, 0.847 (refer to previously published research<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b52-cia-6-037">52</xref>). Bartlett’s test revealed a significant result (χ<sup>2</sup><sub>(136)</sub> = 859.257, <italic>P</italic> ≤ 0.001). The measure of sampling adequacy for almost all items was distributed between 0.7 and 0.9. As an exception, the value for item 14 was 0.653. Nevertheless, no further item had to be excluded from the analysis (see previous reports<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b53-cia-6-037">53</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b54-cia-6-037">54</xref>). Using a scree plot analysis, we extracted a four-factor structure from the data. By means of the four factors, 56.1% of the variance within the collected ECQ data could be explained (<xref ref-type="table" rid="t4-cia-6-037">Table 4</xref>).</p></sec></sec><sec sec-type="results"><title>Results</title><sec sec-type="methods"><title>Analysis of group-specific differences in everyday competence</title><p>The data obtained from the ECQ were normally distributed (<italic>Z</italic><sub>(KS)</sub> = 0.624, <italic>P</italic> = 0.831). Homogeneity of variance was examined using Levene’s test (<italic>F</italic><sub>(154)</sub> = 2.512, <italic>P</italic> = 0.061). In order to analyze possible group-specific differences, we pooled the data of subjects in Group 1 (general lifestyle), 2 (active lifestyle), 3 (sedentary lifestyle), and 4 (nursing care) without differentiating between the subgroups of Group 2. Using an ANOVA (the inter-subject factor was score, the between-subject factor was group) we found a significant main effect in the data, <italic>F</italic><sub>(3,154)</sub> = 35.466, <italic>P</italic> ≤ 0.001 (R<sup>2</sup> = 40.9%). Data revealed top scores (11.17 ± 2.58 points) for the subjects of Group 2 (active lifestyle), 9.48 ± 1.67 points for the subjects of Group 1 (general lifestyle), 7.91 ± 1.89 points for the subjects of Group 3 (sedentary lifestyle), and the lowest scores (3.69 ± 1.47 points) for the subjects of Group 4 (nursing care).</p><p>Using post hoc tests (Bonferroni), we found significant differences in ECQ performance of our subjects (see <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f1-cia-6-037">Figure 1</xref>). Subjects from Group 2 (active lifestyle) outperformed subjects from all other groups (<italic>P</italic> ≤ 0.001). Subjects from Group 1 (general lifestyle) had significantly higher scores on the ECQ than subjects from Group 3 (sedentary lifestyle, <italic>P</italic> = 0.014) and Group 4 (nursing care, <italic>P</italic> ≤ 0.001). Finally, subjects from Group 3 (sedentary lifestyle) had significantly higher scores than subjects from Group 4 (nursing care, <italic>P</italic> ≤ 0.001).</p></sec><sec><title>Differences in everyday competence in Group 2 (active lifestyle)</title><p>According to the individual activities of subjects in Group 2, we divided the subjects into three subgroups, ie, subgroup 2a (regular dancing, n = 30), subgroup 2b (regular workout, n = 22), and subgroup 2c (irregular workout, n = 21). Highest ECQ scores were obtained by the subjects from subgroup 2a (score 11.86 ± 2.20), followed by the subjects from subgroup 2b (score 11.18 ± 1.91) and from subgroup 2c (score 10.19 ± 3.37). After testing the equality of variance with Levene’s test (F<sub>(70)</sub> = 2,773, <italic>P</italic> = 0.069),ANOVA revealed a main effect at the 10% significance level (F<sub>(2, 70)</sub> = 2,818, <italic>P</italic> = 0.067). The subsequent post hoc analysis (the discriminatory power was adjusted by using the Least Squares Difference test instead of the Bonferroni test) revealed no significant differences between the two regular activity groups (dancing and workout, <italic>P</italic> = 0.348). There were differences in the performance of subjects with regular and irregular activity; those with regular activity obtained higher scores (<italic>P</italic> = 0.047). We also found significant differences between subgroup 2a subjects and subgroup 2c subjects, with subgroup 2a subjects obtaining higher scores (<italic>P</italic> = 0.020).</p></sec></sec><sec sec-type="discussion"><title>Discussion</title><p>In this study we present a questionnaire which was designed to assess older adults’ competence in activities of everyday life. By means of this 17-item questionnaire, which covers the domains of housekeeping, daily routine, manual skills, sports, leisure activities, subjective well-being, and linguistic abilities, it is possible to obtain ratings on the everyday competence of older adults. By administering the questionnaire to a sample of 158 older adults, characterized by different lifestyles, we observed significant group differences that indicated a strong relationship between individual physical activity level and everyday competence. Furthermore, correlation analyses between results obtained from the ECQ and other tests (MMSE, NAA) provided evidence for the reliability of this new questionnaire.</p><p>In industrialized civilizations, in order to experience successful aging, one has to engage not only in activities of daily living and IADL-specific activities that ensure personal maintenance, but also in activities that are related to the external environment and social life. Horgas et al stated that people who engage in more than just basic activities, who participate in the external environment, who turn toward others, and engage in self-enriching activities are considered more successful.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b55-cia-6-037">55</xref> These authors differentiated between three types of everyday activities: basic activities, ie, those pertaining to personal maintenance in terms of physical survival; instrumental activities, ie, those referring to personal maintenance in terms of cultural survival; and work, leisure, and social activities, ie, those reflecting agentic, communal, and self-enriching activities.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b55-cia-6-037">55</xref></p><p>Leisure activities might be used as a reliable indicator of the changes in the everyday behavior of older adults. Baltes et al stated that during the development of dementia, significant changes occur in everyday behavior. In a longitudinal study based on the Berliner Altersstudie,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b56-cia-6-037">56</xref> the authors showed that subjects suffering from dementia spend less time on hobbies and consumption of media. Age-related reductions in these activities were significantly lower in age-matched healthy subjects. In that study, the authors discuss the usability of activities of daily living and IADL scales for rating everyday competence, as well as the need to estimate everyday competence in terms of leisure and social activities. Their study supports the view that not only pathological but also age-related changes in the physical and mental health of older adults have a significant impact on activities of daily living and eventually on everyday competence.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b57-cia-6-037">57</xref> These notions stress the importance of considering leisure time activities for an adequate estimation of everyday competence in older adults.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b58-cia-6-037">58</xref> Therefore, we incorporated these requirements by including typical leisure activities in the ECQ. Considering the rising life expectancy and the remarkable health conditions even in very old adults, leisure activities might become important indicators of everyday competence among older adults. It is not easy for standard questionnaires to cover the individual activities of modern-day older adults, because the nature of these activities is changing constantly. A few decades ago, it would have been rather uncommon to find older adults taking philosophy classes, taking language vacations in different continents, playing music in an orchestra, or helping to educate trainees in the company they left 20 years earlier. Contemporary assessments of everyday competence have to account for these lifestyle conditions, which are now typically found among older adults.</p><p>Our findings support a close positive correlation between physical activity and everyday competence in old age. The ECQ data demonstrate that subjects with an active lifestyle outperform subjects with a general or sedentary lifestyle in terms of everyday competence. These findings are in line with data showing a close association between physical fitness and cognitive performance in healthy older adults.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b12-cia-6-037">12</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b14-cia-6-037">14</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b59-cia-6-037">59</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b60-cia-6-037">60</xref> In the last few years, there has been a significant increase in general interest in maintaining health and cognitive abilities in old age by means of physical exercise programs.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b60-cia-6-037">60</xref>–<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b66-cia-6-037">66</xref> In fact, there is evidence that maintaining physical fitness reduces the risk of mortality among older adults who are active.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b67-cia-6-037">67</xref> In the epidemiologic literature, the concept of “compressed morbidity” was introduced, suggesting that active people can live more disability-free years,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b68-cia-6-037">68</xref> and healthy lifestyles can postpone functional disability.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b69-cia-6-037">69</xref> Other studies have shown that playing intensive sports is not required for cardiovascular benefits. For example, for sedentary older adults, moderate physical activity seems sufficient for improving health significantly.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b70-cia-6-037">70</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b71-cia-6-037">71</xref> These findings might be particularly important for older adults who are not able to participate in demanding sports but can start moderate physical activities, such as walking.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b72-cia-6-037">72</xref> Dancing might be an attractive alternative to conventional sports because of its high popularity among older adults. Besides physical activity, dancing comprises rhythmic motor coordination, balance and memory, emotions, social interaction, acoustic stimulation, and musical experience.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b73-cia-6-037">73</xref> Most studies employing dancing as an intervention among older adults focused on the improvement of cardiovascular parameters, muscle strength, and posture and balance,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b74-cia-6-037">74</xref>–<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b82-cia-6-037">82</xref> with a few studies addressing cognitive abilities<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b83-cia-6-037">83</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b84-cia-6-037">84</xref> and the preservation of sensorimotor performance, as well as perceptual abilities.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b73-cia-6-037">73</xref> Accordingly, dancing seems to be the primary activity for ameliorating everyday competence among healthy older adults.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b85-cia-6-037">85</xref>–<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b90-cia-6-037">90</xref></p></sec><sec><title>Conclusion</title><p>The ECQ presented in this paper might be a useful tool for obtaining ratings of everyday competence among healthy older adults. A sample of 158 subjects, characterized and predefined by different physical activity levels, could be clearly differentiated by evaluating their individual ECQ scores. Our data support the well documented relationship between physical activity and individual everyday competence in old age. In the future, ECQ scores might be used as markers for individual everyday competence to investigate possible correlations with performance-based measures like physical fitness, sensorimotor abilities, and cognition. Further research is needed to investigate the usefulness of the ECQ in nonhealthy populations of older adults.</p></sec></body><back><ack><p>The work was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Di 334/19-1, HRD; Te 315/4-1, MT), a scholarship from the Research Department of Neuroscience of the Ruhr-University Bochum to TK, and a scholarship to JCK from the Allgemeiner Deutscher Tanzlehrerverband.</p></ack><fn-group><fn><p><bold>Disclosure</bold></p><p>The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.</p></fn></fn-group><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="b1-cia-6-037"><label>1.</label><element-citation publication-type="journal"><person-group person-group-type="author"><name><surname>Dinse</surname><given-names>HR</given-names></name></person-group><article-title>Cortical reorganization in the aging brain</article-title><source>Prog Brain Res</source><year>2006</year><volume>157</volume><fpage>57</fpage><lpage>80</lpage><pub-id pub-id-type="pmid">17167904</pub-id></element-citation></ref><ref id="b2-cia-6-037"><label>2.</label><element-citation publication-type="journal"><person-group person-group-type="author"><name><surname>Klenk</surname><given-names>J</given-names></name><name><surname>Rapp</surname><given-names>K</given-names></name><name><surname>Buchele</surname><given-names>G</given-names></name><name><surname>Keil</surname><given-names>U</given-names></name><name><surname>Weiland</surname><given-names>SK</given-names></name></person-group><article-title>Increasing life expectancy in Germany: Quantitative contributions from changes in age- and disease-specific mortality</article-title><source>Eur J Public Health</source><year>2007</year><volume>17</volume><issue>6</issue><fpage>587</fpage><lpage>592</lpage><pub-id pub-id-type="pmid">17403787</pub-id></element-citation></ref><ref id="b3-cia-6-037"><label>3.</label><element-citation publication-type="journal"><person-group person-group-type="author"><name><surname>Oeppen</surname><given-names>J</given-names></name><name><surname>Vaupel</surname><given-names>JW</given-names></name></person-group><article-title>Demography. 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We found a significant decrease in Everyday Competence Questionnaire scores from data of Group 2 (active lifestyle) over data of Group 1 (general lifestyle), Group 3 (sedentary lifestyle) and data of Group 4 (nursing care) (Spearman correlation) r = −0.354, P ≤ 0.001). *Bonferroni post hoc test P ≤ 0.05.</p></caption><graphic xlink:href="cia-6-037f1"></graphic></fig><table-wrap id="t1-cia-6-037" position="float"><label>Table 1</label><caption><p>Housing and living conditions. Subjects were divided into four groups representing different lifestyles in terms of independence, social contacts, and physical activity</p></caption><table frame="hsides" rules="groups"><thead><tr><th align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><bold>Group</bold></th><th align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><bold>Lifestyle</bold></th><th align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><bold>Explanation</bold></th><th align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><bold>% of cohort</bold></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><bold>1</bold><break></break>(n = 51)</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">“General”</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Independently living subjects with regular social contacts and agile lifestyle. No workout.</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">32.3%</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><bold>2a</bold><break></break>(n = 30)</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">“Active”</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Independently living subjects with regular social contacts and active lifestyle. Regular amateur dancing.</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">19.0%</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><bold>2b</bold><break></break>(n = 22)</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Independently living subjects with regular social contacts and active lifestyle. Regular workout.</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">13.9%</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><bold>2c</bold><break></break>(n = 21)</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Independently living subjects with regular social contacts and active lifestyle. Irregular workout.</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">13.3%</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><bold>3</bold><break></break>(n = 27)</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">“Sedentary”</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Subjects living in senior residences. Reduced social contacts. No workout.</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">17.1%</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><bold>4</bold><break></break>(n = 7)</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">“Nursing care”</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Subjects in need of care living in a nursing home. Very limited social contacts. Almost static lifestyle.</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">4.4%</td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap><table-wrap id="t2-cia-6-037" position="float"><label>Table 2</label><caption><p>Education of the subjects: overview of the education level, years in professional training, and duration of retirement for all subjects</p></caption><table frame="hsides" rules="groups"><thead><tr><th align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><bold>School form (according to the German school system)</bold></th><th align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><bold>Usual duration (years)</bold></th><th align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><bold>Average duration (years)</bold></th><th align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><bold>% of cohort</bold></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">“Grundschule”</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">4</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">4</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">100.0</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">“Volksschule”</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">8</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">7.9</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">63.1</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">“Hauptschule”</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">9</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">8.8</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">6.4</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">“Realschule”</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">10</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">9.5</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">15.3</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">“Gymnasium”</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">13</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">12.8</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">14.6</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Professional training</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">3</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">3.2</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">72.6</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Retirement</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">–</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">17.2</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">89.8</td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap><table-wrap id="t3-cia-6-037" position="float"><label>Table 3</label><caption><p>Everyday Competence Questionnaire: the questionnaire consisted of 17 items with one specific question per item (additional information for the investigator is given in parentheses)</p></caption><table frame="hsides" rules="groups"><thead><tr><th align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><bold>Item</bold></th><th align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><bold>Questions</bold></th><th align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><bold>Domain</bold></th><th align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><bold>Ranking</bold></th><th align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><bold>Score (points)</bold></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="5" colspan="1">1</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="5" colspan="1">“What kind of hobbies do you have?” (self-contained, not with other people) (jump to other questions if necessary)</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="5" colspan="1">lsa</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Mentally and physically challenging</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">3</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Mentally or physically challenging</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Other (television etc)</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">None</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Up to 1 point bonus for very challenging activities</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="4" colspan="1">2</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="4" colspan="1">“How do you manage housekeeping?” (estimate the need for help)</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="4" colspan="1">hk/dr</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Independently</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">3</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">With a little support</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">With major support</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Dependent</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="4" colspan="1">3</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="4" colspan="1">“How do you manage shopping?” (estimate the need for help)</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="4" colspan="1">hk/dr</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Independently</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">3</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Supported by partner</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Only with the support of partner</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Dependent (delivery service)</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="3" colspan="1">4</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="3" colspan="1">“Do you cook at home?” (estimate the need for help)</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="3" colspan="1">hk/dr</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Independently and regularly</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Occasionally</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">No (meals on wheels, partner)</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="5" colspan="1">5</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="5" colspan="1">“How do you commute?” (estimate mobility)</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="5" colspan="1">m</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Bike</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">3</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Car</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Local transit</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Pedestrian</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1 point bonus for 2 options, 2 points bonus for all options</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="4" colspan="1">6</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="4" colspan="1">“Do you play any sport?” (estimate frequency and effort)</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="4" colspan="1">s</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Regular workout</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">3</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Sporadic or simple activities (walking)</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Physiotherapy, focused movements</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">None</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="4" colspan="1">7</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="4" colspan="1">“How do you spend your leisure time with other people?” (honorary offices, social networks)</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="4" colspan="1">lsa</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Very challenging (honorary office)</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">3</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Intellectually and socially demanding</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Intellectually or socially demanding</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">None</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="3" colspan="1">8</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="3" colspan="1">“Do you play any music instruments?” (at present not in the past)</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="3" colspan="1">ms/lsa</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Regularly and challenging</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Amateur/rarely</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">None</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="4" colspan="1">9</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="4" colspan="1">“Are you able to type on a machine/keyboard?” (if applicable estimate computer skills)</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="4" colspan="1">ms/lsa</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Touch typing</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Visually guided</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">None</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Up to 2 points bonus for computer and Internet skills</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="4" colspan="1">10</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="4" colspan="1">“Do you travel?”</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="4" colspan="1">m</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Independently and often</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Only with partner or in a group</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">None</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Up to 2 points bonus for challenging tours and foreign language use</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="3" colspan="1">11</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="3" colspan="1">“Is there any skilled manual work or home improvement activities you carry out?”</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="3" colspan="1">ms/lsa</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Arts or technical challenging work</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Repair work</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">None</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="3" colspan="1">12</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="3" colspan="1">“What about gardening?”</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="3" colspan="1">lsa</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Allotment holder</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Front garden/balcony</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">None</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">13</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">“How often do you write by hand?”</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">ms</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Often (letters, poems, diary)</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td colspan="3" align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1"><hr></hr></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Rare (shopping lists)</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td colspan="3" align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1"><hr></hr></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">None</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1"><hr></hr></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="4" colspan="1">14</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="4" colspan="1">“Do you like to be in the company of other people or do you prefer being on your own?” (estimate frequency of contacts)</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="4" colspan="1">lsa/dr</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Very sociable, rarely alone</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">3</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Regularly meet family and friends</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Choosy about companions/few contacts</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Mostly alone</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="4" colspan="1">15</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="4" colspan="1">“How are your daily routines structured?” (estimate flexibility)</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="4" colspan="1">dr</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Proactive behavior/alternately</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">3</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Some activities but fixed schedule</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Very fixed schedule for basic activities of daily living</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Nursing care</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="5" colspan="1">16</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="5" colspan="1">“How do you feel–are you comfortable with your health situation?” (estimate subjective health condition)</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="5" colspan="1">swb</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Very good</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">4</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Good</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">3</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Acceptable</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Bad</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Very unsatisfied</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="4" colspan="1">17</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="4" colspan="1">Fluency of speech (no question, ranked by investigator)</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="4" colspan="1">la</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Eloquent/responds to various topics</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">3</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Small deficiencies, but still flexible</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Deficiencies in speech and understanding</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Limited comprehension</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0</td></tr></tbody></table><table-wrap-foot><fn id="tfn1-cia-6-037"><p><bold>Abbreviations:</bold> lsa, leisure activities; s, sports; swb, subjective wellbeing; la, linguistic abilities; hk, housekeeping; dr, daily routine; ms, manual skills; m, mobility.</p></fn></table-wrap-foot></table-wrap><table-wrap id="t4-cia-6-037" position="float"><label>Table 4</label><caption><p>Four-factor structure of the Everyday Competence Questionnaire: factor analysis for the questionnaire items revealed a four-factor structure</p></caption><table frame="hsides" rules="groups"><thead><tr><th align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><bold>Factor</bold></th><th align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><bold>Item</bold></th><th align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><bold>Domain</bold></th><th align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><bold>Factor loading</bold></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="7" colspan="1">1</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">9</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">ms/lsa</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.706</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">10</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">m</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.683</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">lsa</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.633</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">8</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">ms/lsa</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.586</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">7</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">lsa</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.532</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">13</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">ms</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.433</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">5</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">m</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.413</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="3" colspan="1">2</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">2</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">hk/dr</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.866</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">3</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">hk/dr</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.824</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">4</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">hk/dr</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.819</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="3" colspan="1">3</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">14</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">lsa/dr</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.834</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">6</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">s</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.562</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">11</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">ms/lsa</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.742</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="4" colspan="1">4</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">17</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">la</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.746</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">16</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">swb</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.695</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">15</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">dr</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.602</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">12</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">lsa</td><td align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1">0.460</td></tr></tbody></table><table-wrap-foot><fn 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