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Table 1 Overview of the included questionnaires

From: Senior orienteering athletes as a model of healthy aging: a mixed-method approach

Questionnaire

Variable

Scoring range

 

Frändin-Grimby Activity Scale (FGAS) [16]

Measure of habitual physical activity over a whole year.

Estimates physical activity summer and winter using 6 fixed respond alternatives describing different levels of physical activity.

1-6a

EuroQol (EQ-5D, EQ-VAS) [18]

Measure of health status.

Five dimensions rated on a 5-point scale using fixed respond alternatives. One question rated on a VAS scale ranging from 0–100.

1-5a

0-100a

Health Index (HI) [19]

Measure of general wellbeing, rated on nine questions about energy, temper, fatigue, loneliness, sleep, dizziness, bowel function, pain and mobility.

Nine questions rated on a 4-point scale using fixed respond alternatives.

9-36a

Gastrointestinal Symptoms Rating Scale (GSRS) [20]

Measure of gastrointestinal health, constructed by five domains: diarrhea, indigestion, constipation, abdominal pain and reflux.

Fifteen questions rated on a 7-point scale using fixed respond alternatives.

1-7b

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) [21]

Measure of psychological distress divided into two subscales: depression and anxiety.

Fourteen questions (7 questions per subscale) rated on a 4-point scale using fixed respond alternatives.

0-42b

  1. aHigh scores are favorable, as this is indicative of health/wellbeing
  2. bLow scores are favorable, as this is indicative of health/wellbeing