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

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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Feb 13, 2013

Last modified

Dec 05, 2013

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Q2120: Discomfort (q2120b_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

[Steve] has pain in the neck radiating to the arms that is not relieved by any medicines or other treatment. The pain is sharp at all times and keeps him awake most of the night. During the day the pain has made him completely incapacitated. It has necessitated complete confinement to the bed and often makes him think of ending his life.

Literal question

Overall in the last 30 days, how much bodily discomfort did [Steve] have?

Post question

1 None
2 Mild
3 Moderate
4 Severe
5 Extreme/Cannot do

Categories

Value	Category
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.