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Sleeping Sloth Posted 17 years ago
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Get around....
Hello. I was trying to translate a questionnaire called WHO-QOL-BREF, which is a questionnaire designed to assess the "quality of life" of people who are suffering from various types of mental illnessess, for my friend, and got stuck on a question that asks "How well are you able to get around?" The choices for the answer were very poor, poor, neither good nor poor, good, very good.
I looked up in the online dictionaries for the meaning of get around, and found that the idiom has a several meanings, and haven't been able to determine which one fits the usage of the idiom in this case.
Could someone help me interpret the question in interest properly?
The questionnaire is composed of questions regarding the subjects' feelings/perceptions of their everyday lives, such as How satisfied are you with your sleep? and Do you have enough energy for everyday life?
Thank you so much in advance.
I looked up in the online dictionaries for the meaning of get around, and found that the idiom has a several meanings, and haven't been able to determine which one fits the usage of the idiom in this case.
Could someone help me interpret the question in interest properly?
The questionnaire is composed of questions regarding the subjects' feelings/perceptions of their everyday lives, such as How satisfied are you with your sleep? and Do you have enough energy for everyday life?
Thank you so much in advance.
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e. is the subject physically impaired, or (2) accomplish daily chores and errands. e.
- e.
- is the subject physically impaired, or (2) accomplish daily chores and errands.
- e.
- can the subject go shopping at local stores, etc.
- I think an opinion from a social worker is needed to determine the correct interpretation.
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To me, 'get around' in your questionnaire could mean either (1) move physically, i.e. is the subject physically impaired, or (2) accomplish daily chores and errands. i.e. can the subject go shopping at local stores, etc. I think an opinion from a social worker is needed to determine the correct interpretation.
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