Name
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Label
Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: Have felt so down in the dumps that nothing could cheer you up
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 so down in the dumps that nothing could cheer you up?

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: Have felt so down in the dumps that nothing could cheer you up 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 18 - - -
Most of the time 44 - - -
A good bit of the time 97 - - -
Some of the time 353 - - -
A little of time 881 - - -
None of the time 3,974 - - -
Unknown 437 - - -
Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: Have felt so down in the dumps that nothing could cheer you up 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 5 3 5 3 - 18
Most of the time 5 11 15 7 6 - 44
A good bit of the time 11 21 32 15 16 2 97
Some of the time 27 65 79 110 63 9 353
A little of time 69 173 260 231 137 11 881
None of the time 205 665 1,175 1,142 709 78 3,974
Unknown 23 77 205 107 21 4 437
Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: Have felt so down in the dumps that nothing could cheer you up vs Gender of the participant
Visit 1
Male Female Total
Total 2,765 3,039 5,804
All of the time 5 13 18
Most of the time 18 26 44
A good bit of the time 48 49 97
Some of the time 157 196 353
A little of time 391 490 881
None of the time 1,927 2,047 3,974
Unknown 219 218 437
Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: Have felt so down in the dumps that nothing could cheer you up vs Race of the participant
Visit 1
White Black Other Total
Total 4,907 515 382 5,804
All of the time 13 1 4 18
Most of the time 28 7 9 44
A good bit of the time 75 12 10 97
Some of the time 267 45 41 353
A little of time 707 94 80 881
None of the time 3,423 333 218 3,974
Unknown 394 23 20 437