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. 2023 May 22;17:1168549. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1168549

TABLE 7.

Psychosocial, mental health and other questionnaires.

Questionnaire Description
Mental health
Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) (Izal and Montorio, 1993) Measures the presence of depressive symptoms in older adults (30 items).
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (Zigmond and Snaith, 1983) Questions about anxiety, feelings of depression and emotional distress in the last week (14 items).
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) (Remor, 2006) Questionnaire that measures the degree of stress perceived in relation to certain life events during the last month (14 items).
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE) (Robins et al., 2001) By assessing positive and negative feelings about the self, this scale measures global self-esteem (10 items).
Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) (Vazquez et al., 2013) It measures the degree of satisfaction with the conditions of their life on a scale of 1 to 7. It measures overall life satisfaction (5 items).
UCLA Loneliness Scale (UCLA-L) (Russell et al., 1980) This scale assesses feelings of loneliness and social isolation (10 items).
Psychological variables
Social media use Measures the frequency and usefulness given to social networks (5 items).
Social Support Questionnaire It measures the type and quality of social relationships maintained by the subject and the degree of social support received (11 items).
Big Five Inventory (BFI) (Caprara et al., 1993) It measures the Big five dimensions of personality: Extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and openness to experience (44 items).
Short Form 36 Health questionnaire (SF-36) (Alonso, 2003) Questionnaire that measures quality of life according to eight health-related dimensions: physical functioning, physical limitations, pain, behavioral disturbances due to emotional problems, mental capacity, health perception, social functioning and energy/fatigue perception (36 items).
Functional ability variables
Instrumental activities of daily living (Lawton and Brody, 1969) Questionnaire assessing daily cognitive and self-care activities in terms of routine and ability (26 items).
International Fitness Scale (IFIS) (Merellano-Navarro et al., 2017) It subjectively assesses fitness levels by stratifying a population into fitness level groups (5 items).
Mobility and agility questionnaire Questions about current health status and existing limitations for certain activities (8 items).
Questions about energy and frailty It measures the energy levels perceived by the subject during the last time, frailty and body weight variation throughout life (9 items)
McGill Pain Questionnaire (Melzack, 1987) Questionnaire assessing qualitative experiences of pain through affective, sensory, and perceived pain intensity descriptors (16 items).
Medical history
Health history Details health history, illnesses, injuries, operations and any other related events that have occurred at any time in life.
Medication list Information on current and permanent prescription and over-the-counter medications, as well as information on visual impairments.
Oral health questionnaire (Schroder et al., 2011) Questions about the subject’s oral health (10 items)
COVID questionnaire Questions about COVID-19 information and COVID vaccine status. (40 items)
Adverse event report Questions about adverse event during the period in the trial participation. (40 items)
Lifestyle behaviors
Drinks questionnaire Questions about the frequency of intake of coffee and alcoholic beverages (14 items).
Food-frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) (Boylan et al., 2009) Subjects are asked to indicate the frequency and usual amount of food and beverage consumption using response categories (148 items).
MEDAS-14 (Schroder et al., 2011) Questionnaire of adherence to the Mediterranean diet (14 items).
Smoking questions (Schroder et al., 2011) Questions on smoking habits throughout life (4 items).
Sitting time questionnaire Subjects respond how much time they spend sitting at work, at home, while watching TV or in their free time, and driving on a typical day during weekday and weekends. (8 items)
Physical activity assessment Questions on the perception and performance of physical activity during life (77 items).
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) (Buysse et al., 1989) Survey that measures the sleep quality (21 items).
Others
Demographic questions (Schroder et al., 2011) Questions about the family’s economic situation, years of education, and doctor visits (16 items).
Edinburgh Handedness Inventory (EHI) (Oldfield, 1971) Questions about how often the subject uses one or the other hand for different tasks (9 items).