Name
ql203j
Label
Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: Health limits bathing or dressing yourself
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.) j. Bathing and dressing yourself.

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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 bathing or dressing yourself 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 - - 3,257 -
Yes, limited a lot - - 73 -
Yes, limited a little - - 202 -
Unknown - - 548 -
Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: Health limits bathing or dressing yourself vs Gender of the participant
Visit 2
Male Female Total
Total 1,861 2,219 4,080
No, not limited at all 1,472 1,785 3,257
Yes, limited a lot 32 41 73
Yes, limited a little 108 94 202
Unknown 249 299 548
Medical Outcomes Study SF-36: Health limits bathing or dressing yourself vs Race of the participant
Visit 2
White Black Other Total
Total 3,587 256 237 4,080
No, not limited at all 2,865 208 184 3,257
Yes, limited a lot 47 12 14 73
Yes, limited a little 167 19 16 202
Unknown 508 17 23 548