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.
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
Availability
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
self-reported general health status, 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