Ghana - Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health 2007-2008, Wave 1

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Reference ID GHA_2007_SAGE_v01_M
Year 2007 - 2008
Country Ghana
Producer(s) Professor R. Biritwum - Department of Community Health, Ghana Medical School
Sponsor(s) US National Institute on Aging - NIA - Financial support through Interagency Agreements (OGHA 04034785; YA1323-08-CN-0020; Y1-AG-1005-01) and Grants (R01-AG034479; IR21-AG034263-0182)
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Q2104: Discomfort (q2104b_d)
File: GhanaINDData
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 14
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-9
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Questions and instructions
Pre question
[Markus] has pain in his knees, elbows, wrists and fingers, and the pain is present almost all the time. It gets worse during the first half of the day. Although medication helps, he feels uncomfortable when moving around, holding and lifting things.
Literal question
Overall in the last 30 days, how much bodily discomfort did [Markus] have?
Post question
1 None
2 Mild
3 Moderate
4 Severe
5 Extreme/Cannot do
Categories
ValueCategory
1 None
2 Mild
3 Moderate
4 Severe
5 Extreme
8 Don't know
9 Not applicable
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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