Ghana - Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health 2007-2008, Wave 1

Reference ID

GHA_2007_SAGE_v01_M

Year

2007 - 2008

Country

Ghana

Producer(s)

Professor R. Biritwum - Department of Community Health, Ghana Medical School

Sponsor(s)

US National Institute on Aging - NIA - Financial support through Interagency Agreements (OGHA 04034785; YA1323-08-CN-0020; Y1-AG-1005-01) and Grants (R01-AG034479; IR21-AG034263-0182)

Created on

Feb 13, 2013

Last modified

Dec 05, 2013

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Data Description

Data File: GhanaINDData

Cases	0
Variable(s)	1680

Variables

Name	Label	Question
q2002	Q2002: Moving around	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have with moving around?

q2003	Q2003: Vigorous activities	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have n vigorous activities ('vigorous activities' require hard physical effort and cause large increases in breathing or heart rate)?

q2004	Q2004: Self-care	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have with self-care, such as bathing/washing or dressing yourself?

q2005	Q2005: Appearance	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have in taking care of and maintaining your general appearance (for example, grooming, looking neat and tidy)?

q2006	Q2006: Time by yourself	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have in staying by yourself for a few days (3 to 7 days)?

q2007	Q2007: Bodily pains	Overall in the last 30 days, how much of bodily aches or pains did you have?

q2008	Q2008: Bodily discomfort	Overall in the last 30 days, how much bodily discomfort did you have?

q2009	Q2009: Difficulty b/c pain	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have in your daily life because of your pain?

q2010	Q2010: Memory	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty… did you have with concentrating or remembering things?

q2011	Q2011: Learning	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty… did you have in learning a new task (for example, learning how to get to a new place, learning a new game, learning a new recipe)?

q2012	Q2012: Relationships	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have, with personal relationships or participation in the community?

q2013	Q2013: Conflicts	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have,n dealing with conflicts and tensions with others?

q2014	Q2014: Friendships	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have, with making new friendships or maintaining current friendships?

q2015	Q2015: Dealing with strangers	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have, with dealing with strangers?

q2016	Q2016: Sleep	Overall in the last 30 days, how much of a problem did you… have with sleeping, such as falling asleep, waking up frequently during the night or waking up too early in the morning?

q2017	Q2017: Rested	Overall in the last 30 days, how much of a problem did you… have due to not feeling rested and refreshed during the day (for example, feeling tired, not having energy)?

q2018	Q2018: Depression	Overall in the last 30 days, how much of a problem did you have with feeling sad, low or depressed?

q2019	Q2019: Worry	Overall in the last 30 days, how much of a problem did you have with worry or anxiety?

q2020	Q2020: Years ago eyes examined	When was the last time you had your eyes examined by a medical professional?

q2021	Q2021: Visual aids	Do you use eyeglasses or contact lenses to see far away (for example, across the street)?

q2022	Q2022: Visual aids	Do you use eyeglasses or contact lenses to see up close (for example at arms length, like when you are reading)?

q2023	Q2023: Visual difficulty	In the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have in seeing and recognising an object or a person you know across the road (from a distance of about 20 meters)?

q2024	Q2024: Visual difficulty	In the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have in seeing and recognising an object at arm's length (for example, reading)?

q2025	Q2025: Sitting	In the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have in sitting for long periods?

q2026	Q2026: Walking	In the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have in walking 100 meters?

q2027	Q2027: Standing up	In the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have in standing up from sitting down?

q2028	Q2028: Standing	In the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have in standing for long periods?

q2029	Q2029: Climbing	In the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have with climbing one flight of stairs without resting?

q2030	Q2030: Crouching	In the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have with stooping, kneeling or crouching?

q2031	Q2031: Picking up	In the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have picking up things with your fingers (such as picking up a coin from a table)?

q2032	Q2032: HH responsibilities	In the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have in taking care of your household responsibilities?

q2033	Q2033: Activities	In the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have in joining in community activities (for example, festivities, religious or other activities) in the same way as anyone else can?

q2034	Q2034: Arms over shoulders	In the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have in extending your arms above shoulder level?

q2035	Q2035: Concentration	In the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have concentrating on doing something for 10 minutes?

q2036	Q2036: Walking	In the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have in walking a long distance such as a kilometer?

q2037	Q2037: Washing body	In the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have in bathing/washing your whole body?

q2038	Q2038: Dressing	In the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have in getting dressed?

q2039	Q2039: Daily work	In the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have in your day to day work?

q2040	Q2040: Carrying	In the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have with carrying things?

q2041	Q2041: Moving around	In the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have with moving around inside your home (such as walking across a room)?

q2042	Q2042: Eating	In the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have with eating (including cutting up your food)?

q2043	Q2043: Getting up from lying	In the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have with getting up from lying down?

q2044	Q2044: Using toilet	In the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have with getting to and using the toilet?

q2045	Q2045: Getting places	In the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have with getting where you want to go, using private or public transport if needed?

q2046	Q2046: Going out	In the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have getting out of your home?

q2047	Q2047: Emotional effect	In the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have In the last 30 days, how much have you been emotionally affected by your health condition(s)?

q2048	Q2048: Interference with daily life	In the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have Overall, how much did these difficulties interfere with your life?

q2049	Q2049: Other aids	Besides any vision aids (eyeglasses or contact lenses) do you use any other assistive devices (cane, walker or other) for any difficulties you experience?

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q2101a_m	Q2101: Moving around	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did [Yusuf] have with moving around?

q2102a_v	Q2102: Vigorous action	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did Yusuf] have in vigorous activities ('vigorous activities' require hard physical effort and cause large increases in breathing or heart rate)?

q2103a_d	Q2103: Depression	Overall in the last 30 days, how much of a problem did Lucas] have with feeling sad, low, or depressed?

q2104a_a	Q2104: Anxiety	Overall in the last 30 days, how much of a problem did Lucas] have with worry or anxiety?

q2105a_m	Q2105: Moving around	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did [Gabriel] have with moving around?

q2106a_v	Q2106: Vigorous action	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did [Gabriel] have in vigorous activities?

q2107a_d	Q2107: Depression	Overall in the last 30 days, how much of a problem did [Jane] have with feeling sad, low, or depressed?

q2108a_a	Q2108: Anxiety	Overall in the last 30 days, how much of a problem did [Jane] have with worry or anxiety?

q2109a_m	Q2109: Moving around	Overall in the last 30 days, how much of a problem did [Margaret] have with moving around?

q2110a_v	Q2110: Vigorous action	Overall in the last 30 days, how much of a problem did [Margaret] have in vigorous activities?

q2111a_d	Q2111: Depression	Overall in the last 30 days, how much of a problem did [Susan] have with feeling sad, low, or depressed?

q2112a_a	Q2112: Anxiety	Overall in the last 30 days, how much of a problem did [Susan] have with worry or anxiety?

q2113a_m	Q2113: Moving around	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did [Mary] have with moving around?

q2114a_v	Q2114: Vigorous action	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did [Mary] have in vigorous activities?

q2115a_m	Q2115: Moving around	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did [Abdul] have with moving around?

q2116a_v	Q2116: Vigorous action	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did [Abdul] have in vigorous activities?

q2117a_d	Q2117: Depression	Overall in the last 30 days, how much of a problem did Samson] have with feeling sad, low, or depressed?

q2118a_a	Q2118: Anxiety	Overall in the last 30 days, how much of a problem did [Samson] have with worry or anxiety?

q2119a_d	Q2119: Depression	Overall in the last 30 days, how much of a problem did [Scholastica] have with feeling sad, low, or depressed?

q2120a_a	Q2120: Anxiety	Overall in the last 30 days, how much of a problem did [Scholastica] have with worry or anxiety?

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q2101b_r	Q2101: Relationships	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did [Elizabeth] have with personal relationships or participation in the community?

q2102b_c	Q2102: Conflicts	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did [Elizabeth] have in dealing with conflicts and tensions with others?

q2103b_p	Q2103: Body pains	Overall in the last 30 days, how much of bodily aches or pains did [Markus] have?

q2104b_d	Q2104: Discomfort	Overall in the last 30 days, how much bodily discomfort did [Markus] have?

q2105b_r	Q2105: Relationships	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did [Nobu] have with personal relationships or participation in the community?

q2106b_c	Q2106: Conflicts	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did [Nobu] have in dealing with conflicts and tensions with others?

q2107b_p	Q2107: Body pains	Overall in the last 30 days, how much of bodily aches or pains did [Laura] have?

q2108b_d	Q2108: Discomfort	Overall in the last 30 days, how much bodily discomfort did [Laura] have?

q2109b_p	Q2109: Body pains	Overall in the last 30 days, how much of bodily aches or pains did [Isabelle] have?

q2110b_d	Q2110: Discomfort	Overall in the last 30 days, how much bodily discomfort did [Isabelle] have?

q2111b_r	Q2111: Relationships	Overall in the last 30 days, how much of a problem did [John] have with personal relationship or participation in the community?

q2112b_c	Q2112: Conflicts	Overall in the last 30 days, how much of a problem did John] have in dealing with conflicts and tensions with others?

q2113b_r	Q2113: Relationships	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did Amala] have with personal relationship or participation in the community?

q2114b_c	Q2114: Conflicts	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did [Amala] have in dealing with conflicts and tensions with others?

q2115b_p	Q2115: Body pains	Overall in the last 30 days, how much of bodily aches or pains did [Nadia] have?

q2116b_d	Q2116: Discomfort	Overall in the last 30 days, how much bodily discomfort did [Nadia] have?

q2117b_r	Q2117: Relationships	Overall in the last 30 days, how much of a problem did…[Charles] have with personal relationship or participation in the community?

q2118b_c	Q2118: Conflicts	Overall in the last 30 days, how much of a problem did…Charles] have in dealing with conflicts and tensions with others?

q2119b_p	Q2119: Body pains	Overall in the last 30 days, how much of bodily aches or pains did [Steve] have?

q2120b_d	Q2120: Discomfort	Overall in the last 30 days, how much bodily discomfort did [Steve] have?

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