Name
mosq8
Label
Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: Extent that bodily pain interefered with work
Description

Item from the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 (SF-36). Ware JE and Sherbourne CD, 1992 (PubMed ID: 1593914)

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Original question: During the past 4 weeks, how much did pain interfere with your normal work (including both work outside the home and housework)?

Domain
sf36_interfered
  • 1: Not at all
  • 2: Slightly
  • 3: Moderately
  • 4: Quite a bit
  • 5: Extremely
Type
choices
Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: Extent that bodily pain interefered with work vs Visit
Visit 5
Total 735
Not at all 378
Slightly 177
Moderately 104
Quite a bit 58
Extremely 17
Unknown 1
Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: Extent that bodily pain interefered with work vs Participant's age (category)
Visit 5
5-14 yrs old 15-24 yrs old 25-34 yrs old 35-44 years 45-54 years 55-64 years 65-74 years 75-84 years 85 years or older Total
Total 64 112 62 98 148 84 57 31 2 658
Not at all 55 76 36 51 52 26 30 7 2 335
Slightly 9 24 15 23 44 23 14 10 - 162
Moderately - 8 7 12 30 17 9 8 - 91
Quite a bit - 3 2 10 14 17 3 5 - 54
Extremely - 1 1 2 8 1 1 1 - 15
Unknown - - 1 - - - - - - 1
Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: Extent that bodily pain interefered with work vs Participant's sex
Visit 5
Female Male Total
Total 406 329 735
Not at all 190 188 378
Slightly 103 74 177
Moderately 64 40 104
Quite a bit 42 16 58
Extremely 7 10 17
Unknown - 1 1
Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: Extent that bodily pain interefered with work vs Participant's race
Visit 5
White Black More than one race Total
Total 304 409 22 735
Not at all 155 209 14 378
Slightly 85 87 5 177
Moderately 43 59 2 104
Quite a bit 16 41 1 58
Extremely 4 13 - 17
Unknown 1 - - 1