Table 1.

Questions of the Illness Intrusiveness Rating Scale

Health:

Not Very Much 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Very Much

Diet (i.e., the things you eat and drink):

Not Very Much 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Very Much

Work:

Not Very Much 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Very Much

Active recreation (e.g., sports):

Not Very Much 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Very Much

Passive recreation (e.g, reading, listening to music):

Not Very Much 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Very Much

Financial situation:

Not Very Much 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Very Much

Relationship with your spouse (girlfriend or boyfriend if not married):

Not Very Much 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Very Much

Sex life:

Not Very Much 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Very Much

Family relations:

Not Very Much 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Very Much

Other social relations:

Not Very Much 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Very Much

Self-expression/self-improvement:

Not Very Much 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Very Much

Religious expression:

Not Very Much 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Very Much

Community and civic involvement:

Not Very Much 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Very Much