Study Covinsky et al. (1999): study US 1994

Public

80+ aged patients 2 months after hospitalization, USA, 1994

Sample

Respondents

N = 493

Non Response

564

Assessment

Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Pain symptoms

Our Classification

Distribution

N:  1=253  2=143  3=78

Operationalization

Selfreport on questions about the frequency (not at all, occasionally, about half the time, most of the time) and severity (not at all severe, moderately severe, very severe) of their pain
1= none
2= mild
3= severe

Observed Relation with Happiness