Table 1.
Well-being Outcome Measures
| Variable Name | Item Definition |
|---|---|
| Rate Health (Self-Reported) | “In general, would you say your health is”: |
| Rate Quality of Life (Self-Reported) | “In general, would you say your quality of life is”: |
| Rate Physical (Self-Reported) | “In general, how would you rate your physical health?”: |
| Rate Mental (Self-Reported) | “In general, how would you rate your mental health, including your mood and your ability to think?” |
| Rate Social (Self-Reported) | “In general, how would you rate your satisfaction with your social activities and relationships?” |
| Average Pain (Self-Reported) | “In the past seven days, how would you rate your pain on average?” |
| Average Fatigue (Self-Reported) | “In the past seven days, how would you rate your fatigue?” |
| Emotional Problems (Self-Reported) | “In the past seven days, how often have you been bothered by emotional problems such as feeling anxious, depressed, or irritable?” |
| Diagnosed Conditions (EHR) | Additional diagnoses typically occurring in PTSD patients include: • Irritable bowel syndrome (Oroian et al., 2021; Pacella et al., 2013) • Hypertensive Disorder (Krantz et al., 2022) • Crohn’s Disease (Oroian et al., 2021) • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Krantz et al., 2022) • Rheumatoid Arthritis (Oroian et al., 2021) • Parkinson’s Disease (Barer et al., 2022) • Obesity (Oroian et al., 2021) • Type 2 diabetes mellitus (Krantz et al., 2022) • Hashimoto thyroiditis (Oroian et al., 2021) • Alzheimer’s disease (Flatt et al., 2018) • Bipolar disorder (Davis et al., 2022) • Asthma (Allgire et al., 2021) |
Note. Variables were coded as follows: Rate Health, Rate QoL, Rate Physical, Rate Mental, Rate Social: 1 (Poor) to 5 (Excellent); Average Pain: 0 to 10 for increasing level of pain; Average Fatigue: 1 (Very Severe) to 5 (None); Emotional Problems: 1 (Always) to 5 (Never); Diagnosed Conditions 0 to 12 for the existence of additional diagnoses.