subjective_health_whitely
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Subjective health (Whitely Index)
The Whitely Index was implemented in Lifelines to assess hypochondriasis among participants (section: physical state)1). The Whitely Index contains 14 true-false statements about the subjective perception of health.
Note that subjective health of Lifelines participants was also assessed using various general questions.
Variables
| Questions English | Questions Dutch | Variable | Assessment | Age |
| Do you often worry about the possibility that you have got a serious illness? | Maakt u zich vaak zorgen over de mogelijkheid dat u een ernstige ziekte hebt? | WI1 | 2B | 18+ |
| Are you bothered by many pains and aches? | Hebt u last van veel pijntjes? | WI2 | 2B | 18+ |
| Do you find that you are often aware of various things happening in your body? | Vindt u dat u zich vaak bewust bent van dingen die zich in uw lichaam afspelen? | WI3 | 2B | 18+ |
| Do you worry a lot about your health? | Maakt u zich vaak zorgen om uw gezondheid? | WI4 | 2B | 18+ |
| Do you often have the symptoms of very serious illnesses | Hebt u vaak de verschijnselen van zeer ernstige ziektes? | WI5 | 2B | 18+ |
| If a disease is brought to your attention (through the radio, television, newspapers or someone you know), do you worry about getting it yourself? | Als een ziekte onder uw aandacht wordt gebracht (door de radio, televisie, kranten, of iemand die u kent) maakt u zich dan zorgen dat u het zelf krijgt? | WI6 | 2B | 18+ |
| If you feel ill and someone tells you that you are looking better, do you become annoyed? | Als u zich ziek voelt en iemand vertelt u dat u er beter uitziet, raakt u dan geïrriteerd? | WI7 | 2B | 18+ |
| Do you find that you are bothered by many different symptoms? | Vindt u dat u last hebt van veel verschillende klachten? | WI8 | 2B | 18+ |
| Is it easy for you to forget about yourself, and think about all sorts of other things? | Is het gemakkelijk voor u om uzelf te vergeten en aan allerlei andere dingen te denken? | WI9 | 2B | 18+ |
| Is it hard for you to believe the doctor when he or she tells you there is nothing for you to worry about? | Is het moeilijk voor u om de dokter te geloven wanneer hij of zij u vertelt dat er voor u niets is om u zorgen over te maken? | WI10 | 2B | 18+ |
| Do you get the feeling that people are not taking your illness seriously enough? | Krijgt u het gevoel dat mensen uw ziekte niet serieus genoeg nemen? | WI11 | 2B | 18+ |
| Do you think that you worry about your health more than most people? | Denkt u dat u zich meer zorgen maakt over uw gezondheid dan de meeste mensen? | WI12 | 2B | 18+ |
| Do you think there is something seriously wrong with your body? | Denkt u dat er iets ernstig mis is met uw lichaam? | WI13 | 2B | 18+ |
| Are you afraid of illness? | Bent u bang voor ziekte? | WI14 | 2B | 18+ |
1)
Pilowsky I. (1967) Dimensions of hypochondriasis. Br J Psychiatry 113: 39-43
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