Table 2.

Summary of items used to assess stress frequency

Study	Dimension	Item	Scale
ESCAPE	Stressor	Did anything stressful occur since the last survey?  A stressful event is any event, even a minor one, which negatively affected you.	Yes/no
	Conditional	How unpleasant was this event for you?	0 (not at all) to 100 (extremely)
SAWM	Stressor	Did anything stressful occur since the last assessment?	Yes/no
	Conditional	How unpleasant was this event when it happened?	1 (not at all) to 7 (extremely)
SHADE	Stressor	Has anything stressful occurred?	Yes/No
	Conditional	How stressful was it?	0 (not at all) to 6 (extremely)
WDL	Stressor	Since the last prompt, did you experience any of these?  (argument; work stress; traffic jam; deadline trouble; paying bills; running late; other)	Check all that apply
	Subjective	At the time of the prompt, how were you feeling? Stressed?	0 (not at all) to 6 (very much)
NTHS	Stressor	Since the previous cuff inflation, has anything stressful occurred?	Yes/No
	Subjective	In general, how stressed have you been since the previous cuff inflation?	1 (not at all) to 7 (extremely)
	Conditional	How stressful was it?	1 (not at all) to 7 (extremely)

ESCAPE Effects of Stress on Cognitive Aging, Physiology, and Emotion, SAWM Stress and Working Memory, SHADE Stress, Health, and Daily Experiences, WDL Work and Daily Life, NTHS North Texas Heart Study