SF-36 Summary

1. In general, would you say your health is: (50 points)

Good general health

2. Compared to one year ago, how would you rate your health in general now? (50 points)
About the same health as one year ago

3. Limitation of vigorous activities. (0 points)

Vigorous activites limited a lot

4. Limitation of moderate activities. (0 points)

Moderate activities limited a lot

5. Limitation of lifting or carrying groceries. (0 points)

Lifting or carrying groceries limited a lot

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. (100 points)

Climbing one flight of stairs not limited

8. Limitation of bending, kneeling, or stooping. (50 points)

Bending/kneeling/stooping limited a little

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. (50 points)

Bathing or dressing limited a little

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. (0 points)

Has accomplished less than would like due to physical health

15. Were limited in the kind of work or other activities. (0 points)

Was limited in work due to physical health

16. Had difficulty performing the work or other activities. (0 points)

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. (0 points)
Decrease in time spent on work due to emotional problems

18. Accomplished less than you would like. (0 points)

Has accomplished less than would like due to emotional problems

19. Didn't do work or other activities as carefully as usual. (100 points)

No 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? (20 points)
Severe bodily pain

22. How much did pain interfere with your normal work? (25 points)
Quite a bit of interference of pain with work

23. Did you feel full of pep? (40 points)

Felt full of pep some of the time

24. Have you been a nervous person? (0 points)

Always a nervous person

25. Have you felt so down in the dumps that nothing could cheer your up? (20 points)
Felt so down in the dumps that nothing could cheer most of the time

26. Have you felt calm and peaceful? (40 points)

Felt calm and peaceful some of the time

27. Did you have a lot of energy? (20 points)

Had a lot of energy a little 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? (0 points)

Always felt worn out

30. Have you been a happy person? (60 points)

Was a happy person a good bit of the time

31. Did you feel tired? (0 points)

Always felt tired

32. How much of the time has health interfered with your social activities? (25 points)
Physical health or emotional problems interfered with social activities most of the time

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33. I seem to get sick a little easier than other people (25 points)
"I seem to get sick a little easier than other people" -- mostly true

34. I am as healthy as anybody I know (25 points)

"I am as healthy as anybody I know" -- mostly false

35. I expect my health to get worse (100 points)

"I expect my health to get worse" -- definitely false

36. My health is excellent (25 points)

"My health is excellent" -- mostly false

Pertinent Negative Pertinent Positive Pertinent Positive

SF-36 Score:

Physical functioning: 60 percent.

Role limitations due to physical health: 0 percent.

Role limitations due to emotional problems: 33.3 percent.

Energy/fatigue: 15 percent.

Emotional well-being: 28 percent.

Social functioning: 50 percent.

Pain: 22.5 percent.

General health: 45 percent.

Health change: 50 percent.

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