Subjective Health Complaints Inventory.

SHC

What it measures

Subjective somatic and psychological complaints across 5 factors (Musculoskeletal pain, Pseudoneurology, Gastrointestinal, Allergy, Flu) + total

Length and format

29 items. 4-point severity + duration (days) per complaint, past 30 days (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Several incl. EN, TR and other European languages; Norwegian original

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

open with attribution

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Reference

Eriksen, H.R., Ihlebaek, C., & Ursin, H. (1999). A scoring system for subjective health complaints (SHC). Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 27(1), 63-72.