Table 1.
Measures included in the LASA COVID-19 questionnaire
| Measure | Instrument/details |
|---|---|
| 1.COVID-19 related | |
| a. Symptoms | Questions on symptoms, diagnosis and hospitalization |
| b. Care wishes and quarantine | Questions on communication with healthcare professionals related to COVID-19 care, and quarantine details |
| c. Changes in healthcare use | Questions on the extent to which the COVID-19 situation has affected healthcare use |
| d. Changes in household/personal care | Questions on the extent to which the COVID-19 situation has affected provision and receiving of household/personal care |
| e. Changes in social contact | Changes in contact frequency with various types of personal relationships in the social network during COVID-19 pandemic |
| f. Nutrition and physical activity | Questions on changes in food consumption, alcohol use and physical activity |
| g. Work/employment | Questions on changes in employment and job characteristics during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| h. Impact of life events | Questions on the emotional experience of life events/situations during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| i. Changes in personal development and meaning in life | Questions on how the COVID-19 situation has changed perceptions related to meaning in life |
| j. Positive experience (qualitative data) | Open question on positive experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2. Self-rated health | General health, 1 item |
| 3. Functional limitations | Disability in 7 common daily activities |
| 4. Physical activity | Number of days per week with physical activity |
| 5. Social contact | Contact frequency with various types of personal relationships in the social network |
| 6. Loneliness | De Jong Gierveld loneliness scale |
| 7. Mastery | Pearlin Mastery Scale |
| 8. Depression | Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale (CES-D) short version (10-item scale) |
| 9. Anxiety | Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale-Anxiety subscale (HADS-A) |
| 10. Advanced care planning | Questions on wishes regarding care at the end of life |
| 11. Providing personal/household care | Questions on providing assistance with personal/household care |
| 12. Use of personal/household/nursing care | Questions on receiving personal/household/nursing care |