Health and health care; personal characteristics

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SF-12 health measure, 12 plus

The 'Short Format 12' or SF-12 questionnaire is a selection of 12 questions from the SF-36 (Ware et al., 1995 *). The SF-12 is a widely used international standard of a generic health measure. The SF-12 measures eight health aspects, namely physical functioning, role limitations due to physical health problems, physical pain, general health, vitality (energy / fatigue), social functioning, role limitations due to emotional problems and mental health. Based on the 12 questions, two partial scales can be calculated; a summary measure for physical health (norm score physical) and a summary measure for psychological health (norm score psychological).
These norm scores are calculated for people aged 12 or older.
*Ware J.E., Kosinski M., Keller S.D. SF-12: How to score the SF-12 Physical and Mental Health Summary Scales. Boston, MA: The Health Institute, New England Medical Center, Second Edition, 1995.

Separate items

Limited in social activities

The following question was asked to respondents aged 12 or older:
In the past 4 weeks, how often have your physical health or emotional problems interfered with your social activities (such as visiting friends or family)?
1.Constantly    
2. Mostly    
3. Sometimes    
4. Rarely
5. Never

Constantly

The percentage of people aged 12 or older who ‘constantly’ answer the question ‘How often have your physical health or emotional problems interfered with your social activities (such as visiting friends or family) in the past 4 weeks?’

Mostly

The percentage of people aged 12 or older who ‘mostly’ answer the question ‘How often have your physical health or emotional problems interfered with your social activities (such as visiting friends or family) in the past 4 weeks?’

Sometimes

The percentage of people aged 12 or older who ‘sometimes’ answer the question ‘How often have your physical health or emotional problems interfered with your social activities (such as visiting friends or family) in the past 4 weeks?’

Rarely

The percentage of people aged 12 or older who ‘rarely’ answer the question ‘How often have your physical health or emotional problems interfered with your social activities (such as visiting friends or family) in the past 4 weeks?’

Never

The percentage of people aged 12 or older who ‘never’ answer the question ‘How often have your physical health or emotional problems interfered with your social activities (such as visiting friends or family) in the past 4 weeks?’