From: The effect of smoking on the duration of life with and without disability, Belgium 1997–2011
Mild disability | Severe disability | ||
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Activity of Daily Living (ADL) | Transfer in and out bed | Ability to do the task on his/her own with difficulties | Only able to do the task with personal assistance |
Transfer in and out chair | |||
Dressing | |||
Washing of hands and face | |||
Feeding | |||
Going to the toilet | |||
Mobility | Ability to walk less than 200 metres without stopping | Ability to walk only a few steps or less without stopping | |
Continence | Loss of bladder control less than once a month | Loss of bladder control at least once a month | |
Sensorial functions | Vision | Inability, even with glasses, to recognise a friend at a distance of 4 metres | Inability, even with glasses, to recognise a friend at a distance of 1 metre |
Hearing | Inability, even with a hearing aid, to follow a TV program at a volume others find acceptable | Inability, even with a hearing aid, to follow a TV program at a volume others find unacceptable |