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Health Behavior

- General Information
- Items used in BASE

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Health Behavior:
General Information

When? | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Time 4 | Time 5 | Time 6 | Time 7
Where? | Intake Assessment (EE) Intensive Protocol (IP) | Intake Assessment (EE) | Intake Assessment (EE) Intensive Protocol (IP) | Intake Assessment (EE) Intensive Protocol (IP) | - | - | -
Questionnaire | EE: Screening questions IP: 1. Health sleep interview, pp. 2-4 2. Self-rating scales a) Illness belief scale 3. Complaints - Treatment - Medication interview a) Frequency of contacts to a doctor b) Complaints | EE: Screening questions | EE: Screening questions IP: 1. Health sleep interview 2. Complaints - Treatment - Medication interview a) Frequency of contacts to a doctor b) Complaints | EE: Screening questions IP: 1. Health sleep interview 2. Complaints - Treatment - Medication interview a) Frequency of contacts to a doctor b) Complaints | - | - | -
SIR Data bank | EE: a) ZPK rec/table 10 (z1ee) IP: 1. Psycha rec/table 10 (q1schlaf) 2. a) Psycha rec/table 14 (q1kk) 3. a) Psycha rec/table 7 3. b) Psycha rec/table 7 (q1besch) | EE: a) ZPK rec/table 110 (z2ee) | EE: a) ZPK rec/table 210 (z3ee) IP: 1. Psycha rec/table 210 (q3schlaf) | EE: a) ZPK rec/table 310 (z4ee) IP: 1. Psycha rec/table 310 (q4schlaf) | - | - | -

Different aspects of health behavior and participants' ways of dealing with illness were assessed in the intake assessment (EE) and in the intensive protocol (IP):

EE:
Screening: In the intake assessment (EE), participants were asked whether they were in medical treatment (2 questions) and about the use of medication ( 2 questions).

IP:
(a) Health behavior, in the sense of actively doing something for one's health, was assessed only at measurement Time 1 in the "Gesundheit - Schlaf" (Health - Sleep) interview. Nine examples were given by which participants could rate whether they do anything to stay healthy. For each example, they could describe two measures they had taken, e.g. to stay physically fit. The answers were coded. (s.b.)
Sleep was assessed in the intensive protocol (IP) within the health and sleep questionnaire, too.

Further aspects of health behavior assessed in the IP are:
(b) Illness beliefs, assessed with the illness belief scale (Linden, Nather & Wilms, 1988; see Literature);
(c) Frequency of contacts to a doctor;
(d) Non-medical treatment and perception of illnesses assessed with the semi-structured "Beschwerden - Behandlung - Arzneimittel" (Complaints - Treatment - Medication) interview (developed by the BASE psychiatry unit)

Literature: Helmchen, Baltes, Geiselmann, Kanowski, Linden, Reischies, Wagner, & Wilms, 1996; Helmchen, Baltes, Geiselmann, Kanowski, Linden, Reischies, Wagner, Wernicke, & Wilms, 1999.

- General Information
- Items used in BASE

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Health behavior:
Items used in BASE

| BASE items / variables | English translation | Variable names Time 1
1. | Machen Sie etwas, um sich allgemein wohl/ wohler zu fühlen ? | Are you doing anything for your well-being? | q1gs01
q1gs02
2. | Machen Sie etwas, um körperlich fit zu bleiben/fitter zu werden ? | Are you doing anything to become fit or keep your fitness? | q1gs03
q1gs04
3. | Machen Sie etwas, um gute/bessere Stimmung zu haben ? | Are you doing anything to be in a good mood or to lighten up your mood? | q1gs05
q1gs06
4. | Machen Sie etwas zur Stärkung von Herz und Kreislauf ? | Are you doing anything to strengthen your health and circulation? | q1gs07
q1gs08
5. | Machen Sie etwas für das Gedächtnis ? | Are you doing anything for your memory? | q1gs09
q1gs10
6. | Machen Sie etwas um normales Gewicht zu behalten/oder zu bekommen? | Are you doing anything to reach or keep your normal weight? | q1gs11
q1gs12
7. | Machen Sie etwas zur Stärkung der Abwehrkraft, z. B. gegen Erkältung ? | Are you doing anything to strengten your immune system? | q1gs13
q1gs14
8. | Machen Sie etwas für die Gelenke und die Wirbelsäule, gegen Rheuma ? | Are you doing anything for your joints, your spine, to prevent rheumatism? | q1gs15
q1gs16
9. | Machen Sie etwas, um gut (oder besser) schlafen zu können ? | Are you doing anything to sleep well/better? | q1gs17
q1gs18

The answers were coded as:

Coding values | Aktivitäten zur körperlichen Gesundheit | Health behavior activities
0 | nichts | nothing
1 | Sport, Gymnastik | sports, gymnastics
2 | Körperpflege | personal hygiene
3 | Radio-Hören, Fersehen | listening to the radio, watching TV
4 | Lesen, Puzzeln | reading, doing crossword puzzles
5 | Arbeiten im Haushalt | household remedies
6 | Ernährung | diet
7 | Urlaub, Entspannung, Freizeit | holidays, relaxation, leisure
8 | Ereignisse wie Vorträge, Lesungen | events, lectures
9 | soziale Kontakte | social contacts
10 | Hobbies | hobbies
11 | Religion, Philosophie | religion, philosophy
12 | Tagesrhythmus, Schlaf | daily rhythm, sleep
13 | anderes | other

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