Name
ql203d
Label
Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: Health limits climbing several flights of stairs
Description

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

Original question: 3. The following questions are about activities you might do during a typical day. Does your health now limit you in these activities? If so, how much? (Check one box for each question.) d. Climbing several flights of stairs.

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Domain
lotlitn
  • 0: No, not limited at all
  • 1: Yes, limited a lot
  • 2: Yes, limited a little
Type
choices
Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: Health limits climbing several flights of stairs vs Sleep Heart Health Study (SHHS) Visit Number
Visit 1 Interim Follow-up Visit Visit 2 CVD Outcomes
Total - - 4,080 -
No, not limited at all - - 1,987 -
Yes, limited a lot - - 499 -
Yes, limited a little - - 1,040 -
Unknown - - 554 -
Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: Health limits climbing several flights of stairs vs Gender of the participant
Visit 2
Male Female Total
Total 1,861 2,219 4,080
No, not limited at all 1,002 985 1,987
Yes, limited a lot 160 339 499
Yes, limited a little 447 593 1,040
Unknown 252 302 554
Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: Health limits climbing several flights of stairs vs Race of the participant
Visit 2
White Black Other Total
Total 3,587 256 237 4,080
No, not limited at all 1,746 117 124 1,987
Yes, limited a lot 415 55 29 499
Yes, limited a little 912 67 61 1,040
Unknown 514 17 23 554