Administering the Routine Activities domain of the Oxford Participation and Activities Questionnaire as a stand-alone scale: the Oxford Routine Activities Measure

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Table 1 Sample characteristics by disease group and total sample

Condition	Participants (n)	Male: female (n)	Mean (SD) age (years)	Mean (SD) age at diagnosis (years)	Mean (SD) disease duration (years)
COPD	47	16:31	65.47 (6.55)	58.26 (8.30)	7.21 (5.48)
MS	111	28:83	54.10 (11.44)	39.24 (10.97)	14.85 (11.67)
PD	183	97:86	65.01 (8.99)	59.07 (9.40)	5.93 (4.44)
Total sample	341	141:200	61.52 (10.87)	52.51 (13.45)	9.01 (8.68)

Abbreviations: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; MS, multiple sclerosis; PD, Parkinson’s disease; SD, standard deviation.

Table 2 Factor loadings and item-total correlations of the Ox-PAQ Routine Activities domain by item (presented by size)

Ox-PAQ item numbera	Item (abridged wording)	Factor loading	Corrected item-total correlation
5	Going to shops	0.902	0.880
6	Daily activities for enjoyment	0.899	0.874
8	Social life	0.892	0.868
4	Doing household chores	0.890	0.864
14	Being as independent as would like	0.862	0.834
3	Getting around home	0.851	0.821
7	Doing work, paid or unpaid	0.848	0.817
9	Leisure activities	0.828	0.797
10	Physical activities for enjoyment	0.799	0.760
2	Getting dressed	0.780	0.744
17	Using public transport	0.762	0.724
16	Using own transport	0.723	0.684
1	Getting up in the morning	0.675	0.629
13	Engaging in community life	0.635	0.594

Notes:

a Item numbers correspond with the 23-item Ox-PAQ. Adapted from Morley D, Dummett S, Kelly L, Dawson J, Fitzpatrick R, Jenkinson C. Validation of the Oxford Participation and Activities Questionnaire. Patient Relat Outcome Meas. 2016;7:73–80. Copyright © 2016 Morley et al.⁷

Abreviation: Ox-PAQ, Oxford Participation and Activities Questionnaire.

Table 3 Mean scores and standard deviations of the Ox-PAQ Routine Activities domain by disease group

Disease group	Mean score	SD
COPD	59.92	27.75
MS	59.56	25.15
PD	34.73	24.32

Abbreviations: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; MS, multiple sclerosis; Ox-PAQ, Oxford Participation and Activities Questionnaire; PD, Parkinson’s disease.

MorleyDDummettSKellyLDawsonJFitzpatrickRJenkinsonCValidation of the Oxford Participation and Activities QuestionnairePatient Relat Outcome Meas20167738027366108

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