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. 2021 Feb 15;155(3):1137–1157. doi: 10.1007/s11205-021-02627-5

Table 2.

Outcomes: questions and response scales

Outcome group Outcomes Range
Singular outcomes
Emotional well-being: questions from the flourishing index (VanderWeele 2017a, b; Weziak-Bialowolska et al. 2019b) and the set of healthy days questions of the Health-Related Quality of Life instrument (Moriarty et al. 2003) Overall, how satisfied are you with life as a whole these days? 0–10—the higher, the better
In general, how happy or unhappy do you usually feel?
Overall, to what extent do you feel the things you do in your life are worthwhile?
I understand my purpose in life
How would you rate your overall mental health?
Thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for how many days during the past 30 days was your mental health not good? 0–30 days
During the past 30 days, for about how many days:
Did you feel sad or depressed?
Did you feel worried, tense or anxious?
Did you feel very healthy and full of energy?
Physical well-being: health related questions from the flourishing index (VanderWeele 2017b; Weziak-Bialowolska et al. 2019b) and the set of healthy days questions of the Health-Related Quality of Life instrument (Moriarty et al. 2003) In general, how would you rate your physical health? 0–10—the higher, the better
Thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury, for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good? 0–30 days
During the past 30 days, for about how many days did pain make it hard for you to do your usual activities, such as self-care, work, or recreation?
During the past 30 days, for about how many days have you felt you did not get enough rest or sleep?
Social well-being: questions from the flourishing index (Campaign to End Loneliness 2016; VanderWeele 2017b; Weziak-Bialowolska et al. 2019b) I am content with my friendships and relationships 0–10—the higher, the better
My relationships are as satisfying as I would want them to be
Summary measures
Unhealthy days summary measure (Moriarty et al. 2003) Overall number of recent days when physical or mental health was not good (sum of recent days with poor mental health and poor physical health) 0–30 days
Flourishing index (VanderWeele 2017b; Weziak-Bialowolska et al. 2019b) The flourishing index score is obtained by summing the scores from each of the ten flourishing questions 0–100—the higher, the better