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down ‘turning over in bed’ even though this was his first treatment goal: “Because I do not associate ‘turning over in bed’ with physical activities, I did not think of writing that down in this section even though it was mentioned as an activity in section one of this questionnaire”. Twenty-seven respondents had trouble with finding a well-fitting answer possibility. A Dutch highly educated adequate health literate 76 year old male retired teacher who partly completed the PSC had an unpleasant feeling in his legs, but it did not cause physical activity limitations. Even though he never ran and did not want to run anymore, he selected walking and running because he felt he had to give an answer and those two items were the most logical in relation to his condition. A 62 year old highly educated adequate health literate Dutch female management assistant who partly completed the PSC had some limitations but stated: “When I go to the doctor I tell my doctor my arm hurts. I do not tell my doctor in what kind of activities I am limited because of the pain. I do not think a patient thinks like that. I myself have never described my condition like ‘I cannot make the beds anymore’.” Two Dutch and thirteen Turkish respondents reported they had trouble reading the Dutch language. A 51 year old low educated, low health literate Turkish female housekeeper who partly completed the PSC: “It is hard for me. I understand most words separately. But I do not always understand the overall meaning or message of a sentence or paragraph. And then I do not really understand what is being asked of me.” Two Turkish females, 25 and 39 years of age who had completed the PSC fully and correctly stated they experienced some difficulties comprehending small parts of the PSC. The twenty five year old moderately educated adequate health literate female cashier said: “I am not sure what ‘walking on a level surface’ means. I think it means ‘just walking around’.” Having trouble reading causes feelings of insecurity and makes completing questionnaires harder, annoying, more time-consuming and tiring. A 24 year old low educated low health literate unemployed Turkish female who fully completed the PSC said: “I do not want to complete questionnaires in Dutch. It is so much work for me, it’s very tiring. I have trouble understanding everything, you know. That makes it very hard for me.” Perceived ease of use and usefulness 37 2