PROMIS Global Health (Global-10).

PROMIS Global Health / Global-10

What it measures

Generic global health: Global Physical Health (GPH) and Global Mental Health (GMH) summary scores covering overall health, quality of life, physical function, fatigue, pain, emotional distress, social activities

Length and format

10 items. mostly 5-point ratings (+ one 0-10 pain item); T-scored (mean 50, SD 10) to US general population (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

40+ languages via the PROMIS / health measures translation program

Normative data

Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.

Licence

public-domain / open

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Reference

Hays, R. D., Bjorner, J. B., Revicki, D. A., Spritzer, K. L., & Cella, D. (2009). Development of physical and mental health summary scores from the PROMIS global items. Quality of Life Research, 18(7), 873-880.