Appendices TableA.7: Overview of the mediating variables. Variable At age Description Income 46 Total take home income after tax and deductions: amount (in pounds) Daily functioning: Role-limitations - physical health 46 Physical health score (0-100) coded from 4 items. Lower scores indicate greater lifestyle limitations as a result of physical health problems in the four weeks prior to interview. See items below. Past 4 weeks CM’s physical health: - cut down time spent on work/other activities - limited the kind of work/activities able to do - meant they accomplished less than would like to - meant had difficulty performing work/activities Daily functioning: Role-limitations - emotional problems 46 Mental health score coded from 3 items (0-100). Lower scores indicate greater lifestyle limitations as a result of emotional problems in the four weeks prior to interview. See items below. Past 4 weeks CM’s emotional problems: - cut down time spent on work/other activities - meant they accomplished less than would like to - meant not done work/activities carefully as usual Daily functioning: Social functioning 46 Mental health score coded from 2 items (0-100). Lower scores indicate greater impact of emotional and physical problems on social life. See items below. Past 4 weeks: - extent CM’s physical or emotional problems interfered with social activities - how much time CM: health limited social activities Daily functioning: Energy/fatigue 46 Mental health score coded from 4 items (0-100). Lower scores represent increased tiredness and lack of energy in the four weeks prior to interview. See items below. Past 4 weeks how much time CM: - felt full of life - had a lot of energy - felt worn out - felt tired Daily functioning: Pain score 46 Physical health score coded from 2 items (0-100). Lower scores show an increase in pain and its impact on normal life. See items below. Past 4 weeks how much: - bodily pain CM has had - did pain interfere with CM’s normal work in/out of home Note. This table represents a description of the mediating variables. CM stands for cohort member. 174
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