No Mild Negative Results
No Dangerous Negative Results
36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36)
Choose one option for each questionnaire item.
1. In general, would you say your health is:
2. Compared to one year ago, how would you rate your health in general now?
Activities
For how long (if at all) has your health limited you in each of the following activities?
3. Vigorous activities, such as running, lifting heavy objects, participating in strenuous sports.
4. Moderate activities, such as moving a table, pushing a vacuum cleaner, bowling, or playing golf
5. Lifting or carrying groceries
6. Climbing several flights of stairs.
7. Climbing one flight of stairs.
8. Bending, kneeling, or stooping
9. Walking more than a mile
10. Walking several blocks
11. Walking one block
12. Bathing or dressing yourself.
Physical Health
During the past 4 weeks, have you had any of the following problems with your work or other regular daily activities as a result of your physical health?
13. Cut down the amount of time you spent on work or other activities.
14. Accomplished less than you would like
15. Were limited in the kind of work or other activities.
16. Had difficulty performing the work or other activities (for example, it took extra effort).
Emotional Problems
During the past 4 weeks, have you had any of the following problems with your work or other regular daily activities as a result of any emotional problems (such as feeling depressed or anxious)?
17. Cut down the amount of time you spent on work or other activities.
18. Accomplished less than you would like.
19. Didn't do work or other activities as carefully as usual.
20. During the past 4 weeks, to what extent has your physical health or emotional problems interfered with your normal social activities with family, friends, neighbors, or groups?
21. How much bodily pain have you had during the past 4 weeks?
22. During the past 4 weeks, how much did pain interfere with your normal work (including both work outside the home and housework)?
Feelings
These questions are about how you feel and how things have been with you during the past 4 weeks. For each question, please give the one answer that comes closest to the way you have been feeling.
23. Did you feel full of pep?
24. Have you been a nervous person?
25. Have you felt so down in the dumps that nothing could cheer your up?
26. Have you felt calm and peaceful?
27. Did you have a lot of energy?
28. Have you felt downhearted and blue?
29. Did you feel worn out?
30. Have you been a happy person?
31. Did you feel tired?
32. During the past 4 weeks, how much of the time has your physical health or emotional problems interfered with your social activities (like visiting with friends, relatives, etc.)?
How TRUE or FALSE is each of the following statements for you.
33. I seem to get sick a little easier than other people
34. I am as healthy as anybody I know
35. I expect my health to get worse
36. My health is excellent