Table 1.
World Mental Health Survey questions on chronic physical conditions
| The next few questions are about health problems you might have had at any time in your life. |
| Have you ever had any of the following ?a,b |
| Arthritis or rheumatism |
| Chronic back or neck problemsc |
| Frequent or severe headachesc |
| Any other chronic painc |
| A stroke |
| A heart attack |
| Did a doctor or other health professional ever tell you that you had any of the following illnesses?b |
| Heart disease |
| High blood pressurec |
| Asthma |
| Any other chronic lung disease such as COPD or emphysema |
| Diabetes or high blood sugarc |
| An ulcer in your stomach or intestinec |
| HIV infection or AIDS |
| Tuberculosisc |
| Epilepsy or seizures |
| Cancer |
COPD, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
a
In Nigeria, Lebanon, China and Ukraine the first block of questions (from arthritis to heart attack) was asked only in a 12-month format: ‘ Have you had any of the following in the past 12 months?’, and the follow-up question (below) was not asked.
b
Participants had to respond to each condition (yes/no/don't know/refused).
c
If these conditions were endorsed by the participant, the following question was asked: ‘Did you still have (the condition) or receive any treatment for (it/them) at any time during the past 12 months?’