The health state descriptive system (questionnaire)
15 dimensions (often used abbreviations of the variables in parentheses):
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Mobility (move)
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Vision (see)
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Hearing (hear)
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Breathing (breath)
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Sleeping (sleep)
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Eating (eat)
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Speech (speech)
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Excretion (excret)
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Usual activities (uact)
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Mental function (mental)
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Discomfort and symptoms (disco)
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Depression (depr)
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Distress (distr)
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Vitality (vital)
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Sexual activity (sex)
Levels: 5 ordinal levels on each dimension, by which more or less of the attribute is distinguished. The respondent chooses from each dimension the level, which best describes her/his present health status.
Completion time: It takes about 5 minutes to complete the questionnaire. Full instructions for completion are on the questionnaire.
Mode of administration: Primarily self-administration, but also interview- and proxy administration possible.
Note: The dimension earlier named "Elimination" has been changed to "Excretion" to better reflect the content of that dimension.