Protocol - Self-Reported General Health Status

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

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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 general is excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor? show less	N/A

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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