Spanish Health Distress Scale
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| ¿Cuánto tiempo durante la última semana... | Ninguna vez |
Muy pocas veces |
Algunas veces |
Ocasio- nalmente |
La mayor parte del tiempo |
Todo el tiempo |
| 1. se sintió desanimado(a) debido a sus problemas de salud? | ||||||
| 2. se sintió temeroso(a) acerca de su salud en el futuro? | ||||||
| 3. le preocupó su salud? | ||||||
| 4. se sintió frustrado(a) debido a sus problemas de salud? |
Scoring
Score each item as the number circled. If two consecutive numbers are circled, score the higher (more distress) number. If the numbers are not consecutive, do not score the item. The scale score is the mean of the four items. If more than 1 item missing, set the value of the scale to missing. Scores range from 0-5; higher score indicating more distress about health.
Characteristics
Tested on 551 Spanish-speaking subjects with chronic disease.
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Source of Psychometric Data
Stanford Spanish Chronic Disease Self-Management study (Tomando Control de su Salud). Psychometrics reported in: Lorig KR, Ritter PL, & González VM, Hispanic chronic disease self-management: A randomized community-based outcome trial. Nursing Review, 52(6):361-9, 2003.
Comments
This is the Spanish translation of the modified English version of the Medical Outcomes Study health distress scale. Reprinted with permission, Duke University Press.
References
Lorig KR, Ritter PL, & González VM, Hispanic chronic disease self-management: A randomized community-based outcome trial. Nursing Review, 52(6):361-9, 2003.
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