Table 2. The Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form Health Survey items.

Group 1 − physical health	Funcional capacity	Vigorous activities
		Moderate activities
		Lifting
		Climbing several flights of stairs
		Climbing one flight of stairs
		Bending, kneeling or stooping
		Walking >1km
		Walking ½ km
		Walking 100 metres
		Bathing or dressing yourself
	Physical apperance	Reduce time working
		Accomplished less
		Limited in kind
		Difficult to work
	Pain	Pain intensity
		Pain interference
	General health	Your health
		Sick easier than others
		Healthy as others
		Health will get worse
		Excellent health
Group 2 − mental health	Vitality	Full of pep
		Energy
		Worn out
		Tired
	Social aspects	Interference in social activies
		Social time
	Emotional aspects	Cut down time
		Accomplished less
		Not careful
	Mental health	Nervous
		Nothing could cheer you up
		Calm and peaceful
		Down-hearted
		Happy
Health transition	Compared to one year ago, how would you rate your health in general now?

Source: Translated from: Ciconelli R, Ferraz M, Santos W, Meinão I, Quaresma M. Translation into Portuguese and validation of the generic questionnaire for quality of life assessment SF-36 (Brazil). Rev Bras Reumatol. 1999;39(3):143-50.^{( 17 )}