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Table 2 Observation instrument categories

From: Patterns of physical activity among nursing home residents before and during the Covid 19 pandemic—a systematic observation

Category

Observed Factor

 

-1-Temporal and spatial-related information

nursing home

date

weekday

period and area of observation

screening time & -ID

Field notes

-2-Infrastructural-related information

barriers to PA (+ photo)

PA-provoking objects (e.g., balls)

activity-enhancing potentials (walking aids)

use of activity-enhancing potentials

weekly activity plans

-3-Person-related information

gender

personal categories (resident, caregiver, significant other)

activity categories (passive, sitting, standing, seated rolling, walking +)

gait patterns (overlapping, foot to foot, crotch length one foot, crotch length ≥ two feet)

-4-Group-related information

total number of people observed

group interactions (verbal, non-verbal)

overall activity (%)

guided low threshold activities