Depression and being married were related to the low score value of physical role limitations.
Only the domains of physical functioning and physical role limitations improved during the follow-up at 1 year.
The test domains most prone to being affected were physical functioning, physical role limitations, vitality, and general health.
Role limitations due to Emotional health problems.
Role limitations due to Physical health problems.
It measures eight dimensions (bodily pain, physical function, social function, role limitations because of physical problems, role limitations because of emotional problems, mental health, vitality, general health perceptions).
Cronbach alpha coefficients were calculated for each section (social functioning, role limitations due to physical problems, role limitations due to emotional problems, mental health, energy and vitality, pain, and general perception of health).
PF physical functioning, RP role limitations due to physical problems, RE role limitations due to emotional problems, BP bodily pain, GH general health, VT vitality, SF social functioning, MH mental health, PCS physical component summary, MCS mental component summary.
The scoring system generates subscale scores for physical functioning (PF), role limitations due to physical problems (RP), bodily pain (BP), general health perceptions(GH), vitality (VT), social functioning (SF), role limitations due to emotional problems (RE) and mental health (MH).
Seven of the current eight multi-item variables were measured: social functioning, role limitations due to physical problems, role limitations due to emotional problems, mental health, energy and vitality, pain, and general perception of health.
