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Table 3 Ability to perform activities of daily living among 108 persons with HSP

From: Health survey of adults with hereditary spastic paraparesis compared to population study controls

Activity

Percentage who confirmed not being able to perform activity without assistance

 

Total sample

Pure HSP

Complex HSP

N = 108

N = 75

N = 32

Walking indoors, ground floor

14 %

12 %

16 %

Visit the toilet

6 %

4 %

6 %

Body washing

5 %

1 %

9 %

Showering/bathing

8 %

4 %

16 %a

Dress-undress

5 %

3 %

6 %

Get out of bed/get into bed

5 %

3 %

6 %

Eating

2 %

1 %

0 %

Preparing warm meals

15 %

8 %

28 %a

Easy household chores

13 %b

8 %

22 %a

Complex household chores

46 %

37 %

66 %a

Do the laundry

19 %b

11 %

34 %a

Grocery shopping

21 %

13 %

38 %a

Paying bills

12 %

7 %

22 %a

Taking medications

5 %

3 %

6 %

Getting outside daily

13 %

9 %

19 %

Taking the bus

51 %

41 %

72 %a

Driving

12 %

9 %

19 %a

  1. Note. aParticipants with complex HSP significantly more frequently confirmed not being able to perform activity unassisted (all χ 2 (1) >3.935, all p < .05). bMen significantly more frequently confirmed not being able to perform activity unassisted (all p < .05)