Scale describing how hard it is to pay for the very basics
Registration Status:
Qualified
Permissible Values:
Data Type:
Value List
Unit of Measure:
Ids:
Value
Code Name
Code
Code System
Code Description
2
Hard
4
Not very hard
3
Somewhat hard
1
Very hard
Designations:
Designation:
Hard to pay for very basics scale
Tags:
Designation:
How hard is it for you to pay for the very basics like food, housing, medical care, and heating
Tags:
Preferred Question Text
Designations:
Definition:
Scale describing how hard it is to pay for the very basics
Tags:
Short Description,Definition
Reference Documents:
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Title:
URI:
Provider Org:
Language Code:
en-us
Document:
Description: Puterman E, Haritatos J, Adler NE, Sidney S, Schwartz JE, Epel ES. Indirect effect of financial strain on daily cortisol output through daily negative to positive affect index in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2013 Dec;38(12):2883-9. [PMID: 23969421]
Properties:
Key:
Guidelines/Instructions
Value:
A single-item question used to determine the patient's overall financial resource strain. Patients are asked to select one answer (very hard, hard, somewhat hard, or not very hard).
Scoring Instructions: Patients are asked to circle one of the options. The answer is then scored on a scale of 1 (very hard) to 4 (not very hard), and unknown answers are scored as a negative number.