Protocol - Self-Reported General Health Status
- Disability Index
- General Well-being
- Impairment - Adolescent
- Impairment - Adult
- Physical, Social, and Mental Health Functioning (SF-36V2)
- Quality of Life - Adult
- Quality of Life - Pediatric
- Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction - Adult
- Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction - Children
Description
This is a single item Likert-style self-administered question.
Specific Instructions
This question can be used for self or family member. If self, insert "your" here [fill: your/ALIAS’s] in this item. If family member, please insert family members name.
Availability
Protocol
Would you say [fill: your/ALIAS’s] health in general is excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor?
1 [ ] Excellent
2 [ ] Very good
3 [ ] Good
4 [ ] Fair
5 [ ] Poor
7 [ ] Refused
9 [ ] Don’t know
Personnel and Training Required
None
Equipment Needs
None
Requirements
| Requirement Category | Required |
|---|---|
| Major equipment | No |
| Specialized training | No |
| Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection | No |
| Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual | No |
Mode of Administration
Self- or proxy-administered questionnaire
Lifestage
Adult, Senior, Pregnancy
Participants
Adults aged 18 and over
Selection Rationale
This well validated, single-item measure is both low burden and highly informative. The NHIS items have been used in multiple large scale studies.
Language
English, Other languages available at source
Standards
| Standard | Name | ID | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| caDSR Form | PhenX PX770101 - Selfreported General Health Status | 6930619 | caDSR Form |
Derived Variables
None
Process and Review
Not applicable.
Protocol Name from Source
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), Family - Family Identification, 2014
Source
2014 NCHS National Health Interview Survey - Family. Family Identification. Question ID: FHS.500_00.000, Instrument Variable Name: PHSTAT QuestionnaireFileName: Family. Document Version Date: 28-May-15
General References
Hagerty, M.R., Cummins, R.A., Ferriss, A.L., Land, K., Michalos, A.C., Peterson, M., Sharpe, A., Sirgy, J., & Vogel, J. (2001). Quality of life indexes for national policy: review and agenda for research. Social Indicators Research, 55, 1-96.
Idler, E. (1992). "Self-assessed Health and Mortality: A Review of Studies." In S. Maes, H. Leventhal, M. Johnston, eds., International Review of Health
Psychology. New York: John Wiley and Sons.
Zullig KJ, Huebner ES, Patton JM, Murray KA. The brief multidimensional students’ life satisfaction scale-college version. Am J Health Behav 2009;33(5):483-493.
Revicki DA, Kawata AK, Harnam N, Chen WH, Hays RD, Cella D. Predicting EuroQol (EQ-5D) scores from the patient-reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS) global items and domain item banks in a United States sample. Qual Life Res 2009;18(6):783-791.
Kapp JM, Jackson-Thompson J, Petroski GF, Schootman M. Reliability of health-related quality-of-life indicators in cancer survivors from a population-based sample, 2005, BRFSS. Public Health2009;123(4):321-325.
Jiang Y, Hesser JE. Using item response theory to analyze the relationship between health-related quality of life and health risk factors. Prev Chronic Dis 2009;6(1):A30.
Horner-Johnson W, Krahn G, Andresen E, Hall T. Developing summary scores of health-related quality of life for a population-based survey. Public Health Rep 2009;124(1):103-110.
Hays RD, Bjorner JB, Revicki DA, Spritzer KL, Cella D. Development of physical and mental health summary scores from the patient-reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS) global items. Qual Life Res 2009;18(7): 873-880.
Barger SD, Burke SM, Limbert MJ. Do Induced Moods Really Influence Health Perceptions? Health Psychol 2007;26(1):85-95.
Protocol ID
770101
Variables
Export Variables| Variable Name | Variable ID | Variable Description | dbGaP Mapping | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PX770101_SelfReported_Health_Status_Assessment | ||||
| PX770101010000 | Would you say [fill: your/ALIAS's] health in more | N/A | ||
Measure Name
Self-Reported General Health Status
Release Date
August 30, 2016
Definition
A single item assessing an individual’s perception of his/her health in general.
Purpose
Used to determine an individual’s perception of his/her health in general. This single item is predictive of morbidity and premature mortality (Idler, 1992).
Keywords
health status, National Health Interview Survey, NHIS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, NCHS
Measure Protocols
| Protocol ID | Protocol Name |
|---|---|
| 770101 | Self-Reported General Health Status |
Publications
Castner, J., et al. (2018) Community interest and feasibility of using a novel smartphone-based formaldehyde exposure detection technology. Public Health Nurs. 2018 July; 35(4): 261-272. doi: 10.1111/phn.12384
Brown L.D., et al. (2018) Evaluation of Healthy Fit: A Community Health Worker Model to Address Hispanic Health Disparities. Prev Chronic Dis. 2018 April; 15: E49. doi: 10.5888/pcd15.170347