Table 1 Frequency of all 38 items of the Nottingham health profile that residents answered with “yes” (N = 120)

Energy

I´m tired all the time

I soon run out of energy

Everything is a strenuous effort

Pain

I have pain at night

I find it painful to change position

I have unbearable pain

I’m in pain when I walk

I´m in pain when I´m standing

I´m in pain when I´m sitting

I’m constant pain

I’m in pain when going up and down staires or steps

Emotional reaction

Things are getting me down

I´ve forgotten what it´s like to enjoy myself

I´m feeling on edge

The day seem to drag

I lose my temper easily these days

I feel as if I´m losing control

Worry is keeping me awake at night

I feel life is not worth living

I wake up feeling depressed

Sleep

I take tablets to help me sleep

I lie awake for most of the night

I’m waking up in the early hours of the morning

I sleep badly at night

It takes me long time to get to sleep

Social isolation

I feel lonely

I´m finding it hard to made contact with people

I feel there is nobody I am close to

I finding it hard to get on with people

I feel I am a burden to people

Physical mobility

I can only walk about indoors

I find it hard to bend

I´m unable to walk all

I have trouble getting up and down stairs or steps

I find it hard to reach for things

I find it hard to dress myself

I find it hard to stand for long

I need help to walk about outside