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. 2021 Jul 31;24(11):1578–1585. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2021.06.009

Table 2.

PROMIS GH by period.

PROMIS GH summary scores and items Question During the COVID-19 pandemic
 One year earlier
 P value
n Mean (SD) n Mean (SD)
GMH T-score - 37 469 47.95 (9.13) 32 905 48.47 (9.49) <.001
GPH T-score - 37 458 47.33 (9.04) 32 616 45.80 (9.37) <.001
GH items
  • 1.

    General health

 In general, would you say your health is: 37 915 3.17 (0.95) 32 997 3.14 (0.96) <.001
  • 2.

    Quality of life∗

In general, would you say your quality of life is: 37 884 3.49 (0.99) 33 000 3.46 (1.02) .002
  • 3.

    Physical health†

In general, how would you rate your physical health? 37 936 3.04 (0.97) 33 034 3.04 (0.98) .416
  • 4.

    Mental health∗

In general, how would you rate your mental health, including your mood and your ability to think? 37 886 3.37 (1.03) 33 037 3.48 (1.05) <.001
  • 5.

    Social discretionary∗

In general, how would you rate your satisfaction with your social activities and relationships? 37 865 3.32 (1.07) 33 034 3.43 (1.11) <.001
  • 6.

    Physical function†

To what extent are you able to carry out your everyday physical activities such as walking, climbing stairs, carrying groceries, or moving a chair? 37 895 4.16 (1.09) 33 039 3.97 (1.15) <.001
In the past 7 days, how would you rate your pain on average? 37 831 3.75 (0.98) 32 737 3.52 (1.05) <.001
In the past 7 days, how would you rate your fatigue on average? 37 867 3.61 (0.93) 32 952 3.49 (0.94) <.001
  • 9.

    Social roles

 In general, please rate how well you carry out your usual social activities and roles. (This includes activities at home, at work, and in your community and responsibilities as a parent, child, spouse, employee, friend, etc.) 37 740 3.40 (1.06) 33 002 3.43 (1.11) <.001
  • 10.

    Emotional problems∗

In the past 7 days, how often have you been bothered by emotional problems such as feeling anxious, depressed, or irritable? 37 896 3.52 (1.06) 33 035 3.50 (1.04) .019

Note. GH items on a scale from 1 to 5 where higher scores indicate better health-related quality of life.

GH indicates Global Health; GMH, global mental health; GPH, global physical health; PROMIS, Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System; SD, standard deviation.

∗

Questions comprise PROMIS GMH summary score.

†

Questions comprise PROMIS GPH summary score.