SF-36 Summary

1. In general, would you say your health is: (100 points)

Excellent general health

2. Compared to one year ago, how would you rate your health in general now? (100 points)
Much better health than one year ago

3. Limitation of vigorous activities. (100 points)

Vigorous activites not limited

4. Limitation of moderate activities. (100 points)

Moderate activities not limited

5. Limitation of lifting or carrying groceries. (100 points)

Lifting or carrying groceries not limited

6. Limitation of climbing several flights of stairs. (100 points)

Climbing several flights of stairs not limited

7. Limitation of climbing one flight of stairs. (50 points)

Climbing one flight of stairs limited a little

8. Limitation of bending, kneeling, or stooping. (100 points)

Bending/kneeling/stooping not limited

9. Limitation of walking more than a mile. (100 points)

Walking more than one mile not limited

10. Limitation of walking several blocks. (100 points)

Walking several blocks not limited

11. Limitation of walking one block. (100 points)

Walking one block not limited

12. Limitation of bathing or dressing yourself. (100 points)

Bathing or dressing self not limited

13. Cut down the amount of time you spent on work or other activities. (0 points)
Decrease in time spent on work due to physical health

14. Accomplished less than you would like. (100 points)

Has not accomplished less than would like due to physical health

15. Were limited in the kind of work or other activities. (100 points)
Was not limited in work due to physical health

16. Had difficulty performing the work or other activities. (100 points)
No difficulty performing work due to physical health

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17. Cut down the amount of time you spent on work or other activities. (100 points)
No decrease in time spent on work due to emotional problems

18. Accomplished less than you would like. (100 points)

Has not accomplished less than would like due to emotional problems

19. Didn't do work or other activities as carefully as usual. (0 points)

Difference in carefulness of work due to emotional problems

20. To what extent has your health interfered with your normal social activities? (75 points)
Slight interference of health or emotional problems with social activities

21. How much bodily pain have you had during the past 4 weeks? (100 points)
No bodily pain

22. How much did pain interfere with your normal work? (100 points)
No interference of pain with work

23. Did you feel full of pep? (60 points)

A good bit of the time felt full of pep

24. Have you been a nervous person? (60 points)

A nervous person some of the time

25. Have you felt so down in the dumps that nothing could cheer your up? (0 points)
Always felt so down in the dumps that nothing could cheer up

26. Have you felt calm and peaceful? (60 points)

Felt calm and peaceful a good bit of the time

27. Did you have a lot of energy? (80 points)

Had a lot of energy most of the time

28. Have you felt downhearted and blue? (20 points)

Felt downhearted and blue most of the time

29. Did you feel worn out? (80 points)

Felt worn out a little of the time

30. Have you been a happy person? (100 points)

Always was a happy person

31. Did you feel tired? (80 points)

Felt tired a little of the time

32. How much of the time has health interfered with your social activities? (75 points)
Physical health or emotional problems interfered with social activities a little of the time

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33. I seem to get sick a little easier than other people (100 points)
"I seem to get sick a little easier than other people" -- definitely false

34. I am as healthy as anybody I know (100 points)

"I am as healthy as anybody I know" -- definitely true

35. I expect my health to get worse (50 points)

"I expect my health to get worse" -- don't know

36. My health is excellent (100 points)

"My health is excellent" -- definitely true

Pertinent Negative Pertinent Positive Pertinent Positive

SF-36 Score:

Physical functioning: 95 percent.

Role limitations due to physical health: 75 percent.

Role limitations due to emotional problems: 66.7 percent.

Energy/fatigue: 75 percent.

Emotional well-being: 48 percent.

Social functioning: 75 percent.

Pain: 100 percent.

General health: 90 percent.

Health change: 100 percent.

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