Table 1 |
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Instruments for the assessment of general health (selection) |
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| Instrument |
Dimensions |
Layout* |
Reference |
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| Quality of Well-Being (QWB) |
Mobility, physical and social activity |
I |
8 |
| Sickness Impact Factor (SIP) |
Movement, body care, mobility, emotional behavior, awareness, communication, work, sleep, household, leisure time |
S/I |
9 |
| Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) |
Affective distress and severity of depression in 21 items (range 0–63) |
S/Q |
10 |
| Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) |
Survey on anxiety and depression |
S/Q |
11 |
| Psychological General Well-Being Scale (PGWB) |
22 items on anxiety, depression, vitality, positive well-being, self-discipline, general health (range 0–110) |
S/Q |
12 |
| Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) |
Pain intensity: Likert scale from 0 (no pain) to 5 (untenable pain) |
S/Q |
13 |
| Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) |
Physical function, pain, emotional reactions, power, sleep, social isolation |
S/Q |
14 |
| Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ) |
Various activities still feasible in spite of pain (e.g. household) |
S/Q |
15 |
| Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale (PASS) |
40 items on fear and anxiety responses specific to pain |
S/Q |
16 |
| Short Form 12 (SF-12) |
Physical and psychological health |
S/I/Q |
17 |
| MOS Short Form 36 (SF-36) |
Physical, psychological and social function, role behavior caused by physical and psychogenic disorder, general health, pain and vitality |
S/I/Q |
18 |
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(* S = self survey; I = interview; Q = short questionnaire) | |||
Joos et al. Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2004 3:1 doi:10.1186/1477-5751-3-1 |
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