Role limitation (emotional): How much did emotional problems limit your daily activities?
Role limitation (physical): How much did physical health problems limit your daily work?
Role limitation by physical problems and bodily pain scores had a significant effect on hospitalisation rates.
This survey consists of 36 questions which evaluate eight dimensions of health: physical functioning, role limitation due to physical problems, role limitation due to emotional problems, social functioning, mental health, energy/vitality, pain and general health perception [12].
Domain scores for the SF-36 include physical function, role limitation physical, bodily pain, vitality, role limitation emotional, mental health, social function, and general health perception.
The SF-36v2 includes eight subscales for physical functioning, physical role limitation, social role limitation, social functioning, mental health, energy/vitality, pain, and general health perception.
RAND-36 measures eight dimensions: general health, physical functioning, role limitation physical, role limitation emotional, vitality, mental health, social functioning, and bodily pain.
All associations but those with Role Limitation and Pain were statistically significant.
Men scored significantly higher (less pain and less physical role limitation) than women.
