Table 4.

Items and Scoring for the SF-12 (v2)^a

Item number	Item content	Time period	Score range	Sub-scale
1	General rating of health	Now	1–5	General health
2	Limitations in moderate activities due to health	Now	1–3	Physical function
3	Limited in climbing stairs due to health	Now	1–3	Physical function
4	Accomplished less due to physical health	Past 4 weeks	1–5	Role physical
5	Limited in daily activities due to physical health	Past 4 weeks	1–5	Role physical
6	Accomplished less due to emotional problems	Past 4 weeks	1–5	Role emotional
7	Less careful due to emotional problems	Past 4 weeks	1–5	Role emotional
8	Pain affected normal work	Past 4 weeks	1–5	Bodily pain
9	Felt calm and peaceful	Past 4 weeks	1–5	Mental health
10	Had a lot of energy	Past 4 weeks	1–5	Vitality
11	Felt down and depressed	Past 4 weeks	1–5	Mental health
12	Physical health or emotional problems affected social activities	Past 4 weeks	1–5	Social function

^aAll items used in calculation of each composite scale, however with differing weights