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Table 5 Selected BFS items for constructing a sum score representing chronic stress exposure

From: Measuring chronic stress exposure incorporating the active and healthy ageing (AHA) concept within the cross-sectional Bern cohort study 2014 (BeCS-14)

 

6 = good

5

4

3

2

1 = bad

SOCL_9 [score]

> 60

56–60

51–55

46–50

41–45

< 41

Complaint questionnaire: emotional wellbeing [score]

0

1

2

3

4

> 4

Complaint questionnaire: physical wellbeing [score]

0

1–2

3–4

5–6

7–8

> 8

Social resonance [score]

> 37

35–37

32–34

29–31

26–28

< 26

Social potency [score]

< 11

11–14

15–18

19–22

23–26

> 26

Social dominance [score]

> 32

30–32

27–29

24–26

21–23

< 21

Hand grip strength, left [kp]

> 52

45–52

37–44

29–36

21–28

< 21

Hand grip strength, right [kp]

> 52

45–52

37–44

29–36

21–28

< 21

Performance time [sec]

> 32

29–28

25–28

21–24

17–20

< 17

Tapping – basic rate [Hz]

> 7.0

6.6–7.0

6.1–6.5

5.6–6.0

5.1–5.5

< 5.1