Table 2: Proportions of different status at the Lawton & Brody levels for the research.

Daily Living Activities Evaluated Before (Dependence) After
(Independence)
Did not Change
1 Using the Phone 2.7% 35.1% 64.9%
2 Shopping 62.1% 43.2% 37.8%
3 Preparing Food 43.2% 16.2% 56.7%
4 Doing Housekeeping 32.4% 32.4% 67.5%
5 Doing the Laundry 10.8% 10.8% 89.1%
6 Using Public Transportation 24.3% 24.3% 75.7%
7 Handling Medicines 43.2% 43.2% 56.8%
8 Handling Money 100% 94.6% 2.7%