Name
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Label
Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: Felt downhearted and depressed
Description

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

Original question: During the past 4 weeks, how much of the time: Have you felt downhearted and blue?

Search for all SF-36 variables within this dataset

Domain
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  • 1: All of the time
  • 2: Most of the time
  • 3: A good bit of the time
  • 4: Some of the time
  • 5: A little of time
  • 6: None of the time
Type
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Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: Felt downhearted and depressed vs Sleep Heart Health Study (SHHS) Visit Number
Visit 1 Interim Follow-up Visit Visit 2 CVD Outcomes
Total 5,804 - - -
All of the time 26 - - -
Most of the time 75 - - -
A good bit of the time 140 - - -
Some of the time 712 - - -
A little of time 1,763 - - -
None of the time 2,641 - - -
Unknown 447 - - -
Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: Felt downhearted and depressed vs Age at Sleep Heart Health Study Visit One (SHHS1)
Visit 1
35-44 years 45-54 years 55-64 years 65-74 years 75-84 years 85 years or older Total
Total 342 1,017 1,769 1,617 955 104 5,804
All of the time 2 9 4 8 2 1 26
Most of the time 5 21 24 12 13 - 75
A good bit of the time 12 33 32 32 28 3 140
Some of the time 52 142 186 183 136 13 712
A little of time 125 332 566 461 254 25 1,763
None of the time 124 400 747 814 498 58 2,641
Unknown 22 80 210 107 24 4 447
Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: Felt downhearted and depressed vs Gender of the participant
Visit 1
Male Female Total
Total 2,765 3,039 5,804
All of the time 5 21 26
Most of the time 36 39 75
A good bit of the time 55 85 140
Some of the time 297 415 712
A little of time 759 1,004 1,763
None of the time 1,392 1,249 2,641
Unknown 221 226 447
Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: Felt downhearted and depressed vs Race of the participant
Visit 1
White Black Other Total
Total 4,907 515 382 5,804
All of the time 13 3 10 26
Most of the time 54 7 14 75
A good bit of the time 111 15 14 140
Some of the time 561 99 52 712
A little of time 1,502 140 121 1,763
None of the time 2,266 227 148 2,641
Unknown 400 24 23 447