Assessment of Readiness for Mobility Transition (ARMT)
On-Line Administration & Scoring Tool
Instructions: Consider what would happen if you could not get yourself to valued destinations and activities independently. Maybe this is occurring already in your life; maybe it could happen in the future. Read each statement and consider if you agree or disagree and how strongly. Use the pull-down menus to the right of each statement to choose your response. These will populate to the subscale boxes to the right once you press the "Calculate Scores" button below.
Meuser, T.M., Berg-Weger, M., Chibnall, J.T., Harmon, A., & Stowe, J. (in press; 9/11). Assessment of Readiness for Mobility Transition (ARMT): A Tool for Mobility Transition Counseling with Older Adults. Journal of Applied Gerontology. |
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Mobility loss can be sudden or progressive, but it is always devastating.
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Asking others for help with mobility means that I am losing my independence.
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I am a burden if I ask others for help with transportation.
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I avoid thinking about losing my mobility. |
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I wish others would stop talking to me about my mobility.
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Asking for a ride creates an inconvenience for others.
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Other people simply don't understand what it's like to have limited mobility.
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It is devastating for older people to have someone take away their car keys.
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I do not like to ask others for a ride. |
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I feel depressed at the thought of being limited in my mobility. |
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Moving to a retirement community is too restrictive for my desired mobility.
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When I see oklder people with significant limitations in mobility, I fear that I will end up like that too.
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There is no way to plan for loss of mobility in aging.
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A big loss of mobility would really hurt my self-esteem. |
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Loss of mobility is very isolating and depressing. |
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I shudder to think of a time when I am less mobile than I am now. |
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I refuse to accept that I might lose my mobility in the future. |
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My future independence hinges on my ability to get myself around. |
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I have not thought much about my future mobility before today. |
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I've seen others become frail and immobile in older age, and I am determined to avoid this fate at whatever cost. |
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It really frustrates me when I have difficulty getting around. |
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I feeel angry when I think about losing my mobility. |
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I feel self-conscious when my mobility needs become a concern for others. |
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It is not easy for me to ask for help with transportation when I need it. |
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