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Health Quiz

Getting Around: A Mobility Quiz

Are Health Problems Limiting Your Mobility?

Assess yourself, and find solutions here

How far can you comfortably walk?

1 mile or more

Several blocks

Less than a block
Can you climb stairs?

Easily, several flights

With difficulty, maybe one flight

Not at all
Do you have trouble with cooking or doing housework?

Yes, often

Occasionally

No, rarely
Do you have trouble with bathing or dressing?

Yes, often

Occasionally

No, rarely
Are you able to drive?

Easily

With difficulty

Not at all
Do you do all of your own shopping?

Yes, I shop often

Occasionally, it's difficult

Rarely, I need assistance to shop
Do you turn down family or social events because of limited mobility

Yes, often

Occasionally

No, rarely
How often do you feel sad about your limited mobility?

Rarely

Sometimes

Most of the time

Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD on October 14, 2008

Sources: Sources

SOURCES: Richard Bruner, MD, geriatrician, University of California, Davis, Medical Center. Jan Garrett, executive director, Center for Independent Living, Berkeley, Calif. Patience White, MD, chief public health officer, Arthritis Foundation. "Abledata," National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Dept. of Education. American Public Transportation Association: "Expanding the Transportation Options in an Aging Society." The National Institute on Aging: "There's No Place Like Home -- For Growing Old." University of Pennsylvania Health System: "Depression - Elderly."

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