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Table 3 SF-12 items and summary scores

From: Assessment of perceived health status among primary care patients in Southern Italy: findings from a cross-sectional survey

Item description* (Health domain)

Item response category frequencies (%)

 

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

 

1. General health perception (GH°)

6.5

16.6

39.6

27.3

10

 
 

Yes, a lot

Yes, a little

Not limited

   

2. Limitations in moderate activities during a typical day (PF§)

11.2

26.4

62.4

   

3. Limitations in climbing several flights of stairs during a typical day (PF§)

11.6

26.2

62.2

   
 

Yes

No

    

4. Because accomplishment less of physical health (PR)

37.3

62.7

    

5. Limitation in work because of physical health (PR)

35

65

    

6. Because accomplishment less of emotional problems (ER)

42.9

57.1

    

7. Because carefulness less of emotional problems (ER)

40

60

    
 

Not at all

A little bit

Moderately

Quite a bit

Extremely

 

8. Interference of bodily pain with normal activities (BP**)

38.5

16.5

27.6

15

2.4

 
 

All of the time

Most of the time

A good bit of the time

Some of the time

A little of the time

None of the time

9. Calm and peaceful (MH°°)

11.7

26.8

13.7

29.9

13.5

4.4

10. Lot of Energy (V§§)

15.3

23.9

15

29.3

13.1

3.4

11. Downhearted and blue (MH°°)

4.3

9.1

7.7

30

30.1

18.8

12. Interference of physical or emotional problems with social activities (SF††)

1.8

7.7

-

26

25.7

38.8

Summary scores

Median

Mean (±SD)

    

Physical Component Summary (PCS)

48.9

45.9 (±10.8)

    

Mental Component Summary (MCS)

46.7

44.9 (±11.6)

    
  1. * Items 4–12 investigate health conditions during the previous 4 weeks ; ° GH = General Health; § PF = Physical Functioning; PR = Physical Role; ER = Emotional Role; ** BP = Bodily Pain; °° MH = Mental Health; §§ V = Vitality;†† SF = Social Functioning.