Table 3

Visual Analogue Scale from 0 to 10. Both extremes are noted under the heading.


Medium ± SEM

General state of health assessment
(very bad – very good)

2.8 ± 0.3
Assessment of lack of motivation
(very frequent – more or less never)

4.2 ± 0.4
Contentment with the work situation
(very dissatisfied – very satisfied)

4.1 ± 0.6
Obstruction through state of health
(very much – absolutely not)

1.9 ± 0.2
Worry because of state of health
(very much – absolutely not)

2.0 ± 0.3
Contentment with relationship with friends etc.
(very dissatisfied – very satisfied)

7.1 ± 0.4
Contentment with family situation
(very dissatisfied – very satisfied)

7.5 ± 0.4
Contentment with financial situation
(very dissatisfied – very satisfied)

5.2 ± 0.4
Contentment with leisure time
(very dissatisfied – very satisfied)

6.7 ± 0.4
General contentment
(very dissatisfied – very satisfied)

4.3 ± 0.4
Worry about health
(very frequent – more or less never)

1.6 ± 0.3
Depression
(very frequent – more or less never)

4.3 ± 0.5
Strength of feeling of pain
(Very strong – hardly at all)

2.0 ± 0.2
Restlessness and tenseness
(very frequent – more or less never)

2.5 ± 0.4
Frequency of full exhaustion
(very frequent – more or less never)

2.3 ± 0.4
Contentment with living situation
(very dissatisfied – very satisfied)

7.4 ± 0.4

Nöller and Sprott Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2003 2:4   doi:10.1186/1477-5751-2-4