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. 2019 Nov 8;35(2):169–181. doi: 10.1007/s10654-019-00577-4

Box 4.

Overview of all components of the self-reported questionnaires: the Hamburg City Health Study

Component of questionnaire
Overview of dimensions and scales of the baseline and follow-up self-reported questionnaire
Adverse childhood experiences Adverse childhood experiences questionnaire (ACE) [12, 13]
Alcohol use Alcohol use disorders identification test (Audit-C) [14, 15]
Anxiety Generalized anxiety disorder screener (GAD-7) [16]
Chronotype (single items) Munich chronotype questionnaire (MCTQ) [17, 18]
Daytime sleepiness Epsworth sleepiness skala (ESS) [19]
Depression severity Patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9 D) [2022]
Dermatology quality of life index Dermatology life quality index (DLQI) [23]
Family history of disease Physical & psychological diseases of parents
General practitioners (GP) guided care Use of general practitioner
Health beliefs Scale of the German health interview and examination survey for adults (DEGS-39) [24, 25]
General health perception Scale of the German health interview and examination survey for adults (DEGS-29) [24, 25]
Health economics Costs, EQ-5D-5L, ICER
Informal care
Lifestyle medicine European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC): Food Frequency [26] and Physical activity [27]
Living—environment—work General housing data, technical data, quality of living, housing and work
Medical history Allergies, gynaecology, skin diseases, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, ENT diseases, lung diseases, nephrology, neurology, orthopaedics, other diseases, dental and oral diseases
Medication-related beliefs Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ Short form) [28, 29]
Migraine questionnaire The rostock headache questionnaire (RoKoKo) [30]
Occupational exposure to fume, gases, organic or anorganic dust Exposure assessment, specifically adapted for HCHS, based on questionnaire of the European community respiratory health survey (ECRHS), occupational module
Optimism, pessimism SWOP
Oral health Oral health literacy, oral hygiene, oral hygiene behaviour, oral health care utilization, fluoride prophylaxis, nutrition, dental service utilization [3133]
Patient satisfaction Zufriedenheit in der ambulanten Versorgung [Satisfaction in outpatient care] (ZAPA) [34]
Quality of life

European Quality of Life (EQ-5D-5L) [35], [36]

Short-Form Health Survey (SF-8) [37, 38]

Resilience RES-6
Risk factors and medical history National cohort study (NAKO) [39]
Sexual dysfunctions DSM—5 criteria
Shift and night work career history, jobs with shift and night work [40, 41]
Social support F-SozU-K14
Sociodemographic characteristics i.e. Gender, age, nationality, mother language, religion
Somatic symptom Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-15) PHQ-15 [42, 43]
Utilization of medical services Scales of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults (DEGS-9, DEGS-10, ÖKO-DEGS-15) [24]
Significant life events Social reactivity reaction scale (SRRS)
Smoking behavior Fagerström questionnaire, smoking anamnesis
Overview of dimensions and scales of the MRI self-reported questionnaire
Anxiety Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD-2) [44]
Daily life Social interaction, cognitive deficits, own psychological diseases & in the family
Depression Patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) [20, 21]
Emotional regulation Questions from the response styles questionnaire (RSQ-D) [45, 46]
Emotional well-being Current personal condition
Health advice Scale of the German health interview and examination survey for adults (DEGS-11) [24]
Health behaviour measures Scale of the German health interview and examination survey for adults (DEGS-20) [24]
Health care satisfaction Zufriedenheit in der ambulanten Versorgung/[Satisfaction in outpatient care] (ZAPA) [34, 46]
Health literacy Patient Activation Measure (PAM-13)
Health risks perception
Media consumption Patterns of media consumption
Medication-related beliefs Beliefs about medicines questionnaire (BMQ Short form) [28, 29]
Personality Eysenck personality questionnaire (EPG-RK) [47]
Quality of life Short-Form Health Survey (SF-8) [37, 38]
Self-efficacy Skala zur Allgemeinen Selbstwirksamkeits-erwartung [Self-efficacy scale] (SWE)
Significant life events Social readjustment rating scale (SRRS)
Somatic Symptoms

Somatic symptom disorder-B criteria scale SSD-12) [48]

Somatic Symptom Scale (SSS-8) [43]