Name
cmp1yr25
Label
Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: Compared to one year ago, your health is
Description

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

Original question: Compared to one year ago, how would you rate your health (much better now-much worse now)?

Search for all SF-36 variables within this dataset

Domain
betwrs5
  • 1: Much better now
  • 2: Somewhat better now
  • 3: About the same
  • 4: Somewhat worse now
  • 5: Much worse now
Type
choices
Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: Compared to one year ago, your health is vs Sleep Heart Health Study (SHHS) Visit Number
Visit 1 Interim Follow-up Visit Visit 2 CVD Outcomes
Total 5,804 - - -
Much better now 281 - - -
Somewhat better now 518 - - -
About the same 4,082 - - -
Somewhat worse now 493 - - -
Much worse now 32 - - -
Unknown 398 - - -
Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: Compared to one year ago, your health is 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
Much better now 26 76 64 77 35 3 281
Somewhat better now 56 107 153 132 64 6 518
About the same 214 665 1,232 1,177 721 73 4,082
Somewhat worse now 26 91 118 127 111 20 493
Much worse now 2 10 2 9 7 2 32
Unknown 18 68 200 95 17 - 398
Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: Compared to one year ago, your health is vs Gender of the participant
Visit 1
Male Female Total
Total 2,765 3,039 5,804
Much better now 118 163 281
Somewhat better now 229 289 518
About the same 1,982 2,100 4,082
Somewhat worse now 219 274 493
Much worse now 17 15 32
Unknown 200 198 398
Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: Compared to one year ago, your health is vs Race of the participant
Visit 1
White Black Other Total
Total 4,907 515 382 5,804
Much better now 201 36 44 281
Somewhat better now 416 61 41 518
About the same 3,509 340 233 4,082
Somewhat worse now 398 52 43 493
Much worse now 20 5 7 32
Unknown 363 21 14 398