title: Floor activity score.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To propose an instrument to measure the amount of floor activities performed by an individual.
  
  
  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 metropolitan 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.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The proposed instrument measuring floor activities is able to discriminate the activities of civilians in rural, urban and metropolitan areas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Wichien
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Laohacharoensombat
authors.forename: Wichai
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Aekplakorn
authors.forename: Samkaew
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wanvarie
authors.forename: Wiwat
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wajanavisit
authors.forename: Patarawan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Woratanarat
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005430:Floors and Floorcoverings; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology*; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D013131:Spine / Q000503:physiopathology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013785:Thailand