Table 1 Item percent missing, item means and standard deviations (SD)a
Scale | SF-36 Item | Â | % Missing | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical Functioning (PF) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Vigorous activities | PF1 | 1.1 | 1.99 | 0.64 |
| Â | Walking more than a kilometer | PF7 | 1.0 | 2.22 | 0.73 |
| Â | Climbing several flights of stairs | PF4 | 1.0 | 2.51 | 0.63 |
| Â | Bending, kneeling, stooping | PF6 | 1.0 | 2.56 | 0.59 |
| Â | Lifting or carrying groceries | PF3 | 1.2 | 2.56 | 0.61 |
| Â | Moderate activities | PF2 | 0.5 | 2.58 | 0.57 |
| Â | Walking more than 100 m | PF8 | 0.7 | 2.65 | 0.58 |
| Â | Climbing one flight of stairs | PF5 | 1.3 | 2.74 | 0.50 |
| Â | Walking 100 m | PF9 | 1.3 | 2.76 | 0.50 |
| Â | Bathing or dressing | PF10 | 0.5 | 2.90 | 0.33 |
Role-Physical (RP) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Accomplished less than would like | RP2 | 0.1 | 1.82 | 0.38 |
| Â | Difficulty performing work/activities | RP4 | 0.2 | 1.76 | 0.43 |
| Â | Cut down time spent on work | RP1 | 0.2 | 1.83 | 0.38 |
| Â | Limited in kind of work/activities | RP3 | 0.2 | 1.88 | 0.33 |
Bodily Pain (BP) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Intensity of bodily pain | BP1 | 0.3 | 4.51 | 1.11 |
| Â | Extent pain interfered with work | BP2 | 0.7 | 4.24 | 0.76 |
General Health (GH) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Rating of general health | GH1 | 0.0 | 3.07 | 0.78 |
| Â | My health is excellent | GH5 | 0.7 | 3.58 | 1.09 |
| Â | I seem as healthy as anyone I know | GH3 | 0.3 | 3.96 | 0.98 |
| Â | I seem to get sick easier than others | GH2 | 0.7 | 3.76 | 1.12 |
| Â | I expect my health to get worse | GH4 | 0.7 | 3.80 | 1.12 |
Vitality (VT) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Have a lot of energy | VT2 | 0.5 | 3.62 | 0.98 |
| Â | Full of life | VT1 | 0.5 | 3.75 | 0.93 |
| Â | Feel worn out | VT3 | 0.6 | 4.52 | 0.88 |
| Â | Feel tired | VT4 | 0.2 | 4.55 | 0.91 |
Social Functioning (SF) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Extent health problems interfered | SF1 | 0.5 | 4.31 | 0.75 |
| Â | Frequency health problems interfered | SF2 | 0.7 | 3.94 | 0.98 |
Role-Emotional (RE) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Accomplished less than would like | RE2 | 0.5 | 1.77 | 0.42 |
| Â | Cut down time spent on work | RE1 | 0.4 | 1.78 | 0.42 |
| Â | Work not done as carefully as usual | RE3 | 0.5 | 1.87 | 0.34 |
Mental Health (MH) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Felt calm and peaceful | MH3 | 0.5 | 3.30 | 0.93 |
| Â | Been a happy person | MH5 | 0.6 | 4.11 | 0.98 |
| Â | Been a very nervous person | MH1 | 0.2 | 4.35 | 0.85 |
| Â | Felt down hearted and blue | MH4 | 0.5 | 4.85 | 0.92 |
| Â | Felt down in the dumps | MH2 | 0.5 | 4.92 | 0.92 |
Health Transition (HT) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Change in health from one year ago | HT | 0.2 | 2.88 | 0.84 |