Floor Activity Score
Wichien Laohacharoensombat MD*, Wichai Aekplakorn MD**, Samkaew Wanvarie MD** Wiwat Wajanavisit MD*, Patarawan Woratanarat MD, PhD*,
Affiliation : * Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University ** Department of Community Medicine Center, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
Objective : To propose an instrument to measure the amount of floor activities performed by an individual.
Materials and Methods : A list of 12 questionnaires relating to floor activities is proposed. A cross-sectional
survey of the response to the questionnaires was tried on 3 communities representing rural, urban and metro-
politan areas. The total number of enrolled people was 733. The scores of the questionnaires were tested for
statistical difference (p<0.05) among the communities by Chi-square and ANOVA nonparametric tests.
Results : The total scores among the three communities were significantly different. The rural civilians achieved
the highest score, whereas the metropolitan area had the lowest score.
Conclusion : The proposed instrument measuring floor activities is able to discriminate the activities of civil-
ians in rural, urban and metropolitan areas.
Keywords : Floor activity, Score, Oriental
