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HE. Health module of ELSA 2004

Label	Type	Description
IDAUNIQ		unique individual serial number
HEFINT
HEAIDN		reason walking aid disputed
HEDIAZ		types of CVD conditions
HEDIX		other heart condition
HEDIXA		other beta blocker been taking in past week
HEDIXB		other ACE inhibitor/A2 receptor blocker been taking in past week
HEPAB
HEPAK1		how well treatment controls pain
HEPAK2		how well treatment controls pain
NOHEAID1
HEANINT
HEANJ		other location of pain
NOHECHOL
HESTOPA		other reason for quitting smoking
HETSET
BHEAID		Walking aids used reported in Wave 1
BHEOPT		Diagnosed eye condition reported at Wave 1
BEHDIA		Diagnosed cardiovascular condition reported at Wave 1
BHEAGA		Age first told had angina reported at Wave 1
BHEAGB		Age first told had heart attack reported at Wave 1
BHEAGC		Age first told had congestive heart failure reported at Wave 1
BHEAGD		Age first told had diabetes or high blood sugar reported at Wave 1
BHEAGE		Age first told had stroke reported at Wave 1
BHEART		Type of arthritis reported at Wave 1
BHEAGF		Age first told had arthritis reported at Wave 1
BHEAGG		Age first told had cancer reported at Wave 1
BHECANA		Site that tumour/cancer started reported at Wave 1
BHEPRK		Age told had Parkinsons Disease reported at Wave 1
BHEAGH		Age told had psychiatric problems reported at Wave 1
BHEAGI		Age told had Alzheimers Disease reported at Wave 1
BHEAGJ		Age told had dementia reported at Wave 1
BHESMK		Whether reported ever smoked cigarettes at Wave 1
BHESKA		Whether smokes cigarettes at all nowadays reported at Wave 1
HEHELF		Health status
HEILL		Whether has long-standing illness
HELIM		Whether health limits activities
HELWK		Whether health limits paid work
HETEMP		Whether health problem expected to last less than 3 months
HEFUNC		Difficulty walking a quarter of a mile
HEATT		symptoms that difficult walking a quarter of a mile
HEATA		which of these is the main symptom that prevent a quarter of a mile
HEBALB		Did you join an exercise programme or get physiotherapy to improve your walking or balance?
HEBALA		Did you join the exercise programme or get physiotherapy after a doctor or nurse recommended you did?
HEBALC		Did any doctor or nurse suggest a 'stick' or 'zimmer frame' to improve your walking or balance?
HEAID		Whether uses medical equipment
HEAIDC		Our records from your last interview show that you were using aid
HEAIW		Which aid respondent disputed from wave 1 (disability)
HEAIN		Reason disputed using personal alarm reported at wave 1 (walking)
HEEYE		Eyesight
HEFRND		Eyesight at a distance
HEPAP		Eyesight up close
HEOPC		Whether confirms previous eye condition
HEOPW		Interviewer: code which condition(s) respondent disputes. code all that apply.
HEOPN		Reason eye condition disputed
HEOPS		Whether still has eye condition
HEOPT		Types of eye conditions
HEDREYE		Did any doctor or optician recommend that you have your cataracts removed?
HECAT		Ever had cataract surgery
HEHEAR		Hearing condition
HEHRA		Whether has difficulty following conversation
HEHRB		Have you told a doctor or nurse about your hearing problems?
HEHRC		When you told the doctor or nurse about your hearing problems, did he or she refer you to an ear specialist to check your hearing? interviewer: probe - 'by ear specialist we mean an ent doctor, an ear nose and throat doctor, an otolaryngologist, or an audiologist. an audiologist may perform an extensive hearing test.'
HEHRD		Has any doctor or nurse or ear specialist recommended a hearing aid?
HEHRE		Did you get a hearing aid?
HEHRF		Did an ear specialist or doctor or nurse teach you how to use your hearing aid?
HEHRG		Do you use your hearing aid?
HEBPCHK		Whether had blood pressure checked in last year
HEDIAW		Which cardiovascular condition from wave 1 referred to (other heart problem)
HEFFLAG		Reported 1+ cvd condition at w1 but not asked hediac due to feed forward problem
HEDIAC		Whether confirms previous cardiovascular disease condition
HEDIAN		Reason cardiovascular disease condition disputed
HEDIAS		Whether still has cardiovascular disease condition
HEDIAA		Types of cardiovascular disease conditions
HEHIBP		Whether a doctor explained high blood pressure in a way that could be understood
HEHIBPA		Whether given choice about how to treat high blood pressure
HEHIBPB		Whether recommended medication to lower blood pressure
HEMDA		Whether currently taking any medication for high blood pressure
HEAGA		Age first told had angina
HEAGAR		Month told had angina
HEAGARY		Year told had angina
HEYRA		Whether had angina or chest pains
HEAGB		Age first told had heart attack
HEAGBR		Month told had heart attack
HEAGBRY		Year told had heart attack
HENMMI		Number of heart attacks in the last two years
HEYRB		In the past two years, ^havehas ^youname had a heart attack or myocardial infarction?
HEBETA		Did any doctor ever tell ^youname that ^heshe should take a medication called a betablocker? interviewer: probe - 'the following drugs are common betas blockers: atenolol, metoprolol, acebutolol, metoprolol, propranolol, and timolol.'
HEBETB		Show card f i would like to check whether any of the medications ^youname ^areisl taking are on this list of beta-blockers. could you show me the medications, or the repeat prescription list for any medications, that ^heshe have been taking over the past week? interviewer: please check the names of all medications against card f to see if they are included in the list of beta-blockers. press if you identify one of the respondent's medications as being on the list, otherwise press . probe: can i just check that these are/this is a medication that ^heshe have been taking over the past week?
HEAGC		Age first told had congestive heart failure
HEAGCR		Month told had congestive heart failure
HEAGCRY		Year told had congestive heart failure
HEAGD		Age first told had diabetes
HEAGDR		Month told had diabetes
HEAGDRY		Year told had diabetes
HEACD		Whether ever told had diabetes
HEINS		Whether currently injects insulin
HEMDB		Whether is currently taking medication for diabetes
HEACE		Whether advised to take an ACE inhibitor/A2 receptor blocker
HEACEA		Whether taking ACE inhibitor/A2 receptor blocker in last year
HEWEE		Whether had urine test in the past 12 months
HEWEEA		Whether doctor ever told that had protein in urine
HEKIDN		Whether ever had trouble with kidneys due to diabetes
HESUG		Whether ever had a blood sugar test
HESUGA		Whether had blood sugar test in past 12 months
HEFTCHK		Whether had a foot examination in last year
HESLFCR		Whether ever had diabetes management training
HESLFCM		Month had diabetes management training
HESLFCY		Year had diabetes self management training
HESLFCB		How much knows about diabetes management
HEAGE		Age first told had stroke
HEAGER		Month told had a stroke
HEAGERY		Year told had a stroke
HENMST		Number of strokes in the last 2 years
HEHIBPB1		Stroke: whether blood pressure-lowering medication suggested by doctor or nurse
HEPBS		Whether any remaining problems because of stroke
HEWKS		Whether has weakness in/less ability to move arms and legs
HESPK		Whether has difficulty speaking or swallowing
HEVSI		Whether has difficulty with vision
HETHK		Whether has difficulty in thinking or finding words
HEHRTA		blood thinning medication?
HEHRTB		currently taking medication to thin the blood?
HEHRTC		taking warfarin?
HEHRTD		Many doctors ask patients on warfarin to get their blood tested regularly.
HEHRTE		had this blood test in the past 12 weeks?
HEHRTF		had this blood test in the past 4 weeks?
HECHOL		Has any doctor talked to you about how to lower your cholesterol? this would include changing your diet, losing weight, getting more exercise,or taking medication.
HECHOLA		Have you done any of these things to lower your cholesterol?
HECHOLB		Has a doctor or nurse explained high cholesterol in a way you could understand?
HECHOLC		Have doctors or nurses taken your preferences into account when making treatment decisions about your high cholesterol?
HEDIAD		Whether confirms previous condition
HEDIAM		Reason condition disputed
HEDIDS		Whether still has condition
HEDIAB		Whether ever informed that had condition
HELNG		Whether taking medication for lung condition
HEAMA		Whether taking medication or other treatment for asthma
HEART		Type(s) of arthritis
HEOSTE		Has any doctor or nurse recommended taking calcium pills or vitamin d?
HEOSTEA		take calcium pills or vitamin d for osteoporosis or 'thin bones'?
HEOSTEB		Did a doctor or nurse recommend treatment with medication for ^hisher osteoporosis or 'thin bones'?
HEOSTEC		Did take any of them?
HEOSTED		Were these medicines recommended within 3 months of a doctor telling you that you had osteoporosis?
HEAGF		Age first told had arthritis
HEAGFR		Month first told had arthritis
HEAGFRY		Year told had arthritis
HEARTA		Whether doctor explained what joint pain would be like over time
HEARTB		Whether doctor ever explained how to keep arthritis from worsening
HEARTC		Whether doctor explained how arthritis will be treated
HEARTD		Whether doctor explained purpose of arthritis treatment
HEARTE		Whether doctor recommended paracetamol for arthritis
HEAGG		Age told had cancer or malignant tumor
HEAGGR		Month told had cancer or malignant tumor
HEAGGRY		Year told had cancer or malignant tumor
HECANA		in which organ or part of body (cancer/cancers/malignant tumour) start?
HECANB		Whether received treatment for cancer in past 2 years
HEPRK		Age told had Parkinson's disease
HEPRKR		Month told had Parkinson's disease
HEPRKRY		Year told had Parkinson's disease
HEAGH		Age first told had emotional, nervous, psychiatric problems
HEAGHR		Month told has emotional, nervous, psychiatric problems
HEAGHRY		Year told had emotional, nervous, psychiatric problems
HEPSY		Type of emotional, nervous or psychiatric problems
HEYRC		Whether had emotional, nervous or psychiatric problems during the last 2 years
HEPSYA		I have some questions about any treatment you may have had for your depression. did a doctor or nurse suggest that you take medication, or see a mental health professional for counselling? interviewer: probe - 'this may include seeing a psychiatrist, psychologist, or social worker for counselling or psychotherapy.'
HEPSYB		Did you start ^hepsyatxt within 2 weeks of being offered this treatment?
HEPSYC		Did you feel better within 6 weeks after starting?
HEPSYD		Did any doctor or nurse start you on medication, change the dose of the medication that you were taking or, change the medications to help you feel better?
HEPSYE		When you talked about these feelings with a doctor or nurse, did they ask you on that day if you had thoughts about suicide?
HEAGI		Age first told has Alzheimer's Disease
HEAGIR		Month told had Alzheimer's Disease
HEAGIRY		Year told has Alzheimer's Disease
HEAGJ		Age first told had dementia, senility or any other serious memory impairment
HEAGJR		Month told had dementia, senility or any other serious memory impairment
HEAGJRY		Year told had dementia, senility or any other serious memory impairment
HEFLA		Whether has fallen down
HEFLB		Number of times fallen down
HEFLC		Whether seriously injured in fall
HEFLD		With any of your past falls, did a doctor or nurse talk with you to try to understand why you fell?
HEFLE		Did a doctor or nurse or physiotherapist test your balance or strength or watch how you walk to understand why you fell? interviewer: probe - 'this might include standing with one foot in front of the other, standing with your eyes closed, walking heel to toe, getting up from a chair without using your hands.'
HEFLF		Did a doctor or nurse or physiotherapist recommend any additional tests, such as heart tests or brain scans to understand why you fell?
HEFRAC		Whether fractured hip
HEJI		Whether ever had joint replacement
HEJIA		Which joints have replaced? i
HEJIB		(was/were) the hip replacement(s) because of arthritis, a fracture or for some other reason?
HEJIC		had a hip replacement in the last two years?
HEIQA		Changes in cognition since last interview
HEIQB		Change since last inteview in remembering things about family and friends
HEIQC		Change since last inteview in remembering things that have happened recently
HEIQD		Change since last inteview in recalling conversations
HEIQE		Change since last inteview in remembering address and phone number
HEIQF		Change since last inteview in remembering day and month
HEIQG		Change since last inteview in remembering where things are kept
HEIQH		Change since last inteview in remembering where to find things
HEIQI		Change since last inteview in remembering how to work machines
HEIQJ		Change since last inteview in learning how to use new gadgets
HEIQK		Change since last inteview in learning new things
HEIQL		Change since last inteview in ability to follow story
HEIQM		Change since last inteview in ability to make decisions
HEIQN		Change since last inteview in ability to handle money for shopping
HEIQO		Change since last inteview in ability to handle financial matters
HEIQP		Change since last inteview in ability to handle everyday arithmetic problems
HEIQQ		Change since last inteview in ability to reason
HEPAIN		Whether troubled with pain
HEPAA		Degree of pain
HEBCK		Degree of pain in back
HEHIP		Degree of pain in hips
HEKNE		Degree of pain in knees
HEFET		Degree of pain in feet
HEPAC		Whether knee or hip pain for more than 6 months
HEPAD		Whether taking medications for knee/hip pain
HEPAE		Whether medications control pain in knee/hip
HEPAF		Whether doctor recommended surgery/joint replacement
HEPAF1		Did you see an orthopaedic specialist?
HEKNEA		Whether knee pain has been bothering for more than 3 months
HEKNEB		Whether doctor suggested physiotherapy or exercise program for knee pain
HEKNEC		Whether sees a physiotherapist or attends exercise program for knee pain
HEPAK		How the treatment controls pain
HEPAG		Has this pain started within the past 12 months?
HEPAH		Have you told your doctor or nurse about this pain?
HEPAI		Did your doctor or nurse recommend any treatments for your pain?
HEPAJ		Are you currently receiving any treatment for your pain?
HEBAL		Show card m how often do you have problems with keeping your balance when you are walking on a level surface?
HEDIZ		Show card m how often do you have problems with dizziness when you are walking on a level surface?
HEANA		Whether ever pain/discomfort in chest
HEANB		Whether chest pain when strain
HEANC		Whether chest pain happens on most occassions of strain
HEAND		Whether chest pain when walks at ordinary pace
HEANE		Whether chest pain happens on most occassions
HEANF		What does when gets chest pain while walking
HEANG		Whether chest pain goes away when stands
HEANH		How soon the chest pain goes away
HEANI		Where in body chest pain occurs
HEANL		Have you spoken to a doctor or nurse about this pain or discomfort?
HEANK		Whether ever had severe pain across front of chest for 30 min or longer
HERPA		Whether brings up any phlegm from chest first thing in the morning in winter
HERPB		Whether brings up phlegm from chest, during the day or at night in winter
HERPC		Whether brings up phlegm on most days for as much as three months each year
HERPD		Whether troubled by shortness of breath when strained
HERPE		Whether troubled by shortness of breath when not strained
HERPF		Whether has to stop for breath when not strained
HERPG		Whether ever had attacks of wheezing or whistling in chest in the last 12 months
HERPH		Whether has been woken at night by shortness of breath in last 12 months
HERPI		Whether ever had shortness of breath with wheezing
HERPJ		Whether breathing is normal between attacks
HECDA		Whether pain or discomfort in legs which comes on while walking
HECDB		Whether pain in legs begins while standing still or sitting
HECDC		Whether gets pain in legs when straining
HECDD		Whether gets pain in legs when not straining
HECDE		Whether pain continues when standing still
HECDF		Where in body is leg pain or discomfort
HEAVOID		When you go on a trip away from your home like a trip to the shop,restaurant, or visits to friends, how often do you purposely limit the amount of walking you have to do? is it... interviewer: read out...
HEADLA		Difficulty doing activites due to health problem
HEADLB		Difficulty doing activites due to health problem (continued)
HEHPA		Whether someone in household helps with difficult activities
HEHPD		Change since last interview in availability of help with difficult activities
HEHPE		Interviewer: code reason why respondent disputes the record. respondent says...
HEHPB		who helps with these activities?
HEHPC		Whether help meets needs
HEAIDW		Interviewer: code which aid respondent disputes. code all that apply.
HEINCT		Whether incontinent in last 12 months
HEINCTA		Whether incontinence lasted more than 1 month
HEINCTB		Have you ever mentioned this problem to a doctor or nurse?
HEINCTC		Did a doctor or nurse ask you when you lose urine, for example when you sneeze or laugh?
HEINCTD		Did a doctor or nurse ask you if you had trouble getting to the toilet?
HEINCTE		Did a doctor or nurse ask you if you had been treated for this problem before?
HEINCTF		Did a doctor or nurse ask you how important this problem was to you?
HEINCTG		Did a doctor or nurse ask you to provide a sample of urine for testing?
HEINCTH		Did a doctor or nurse talk with you about how to treat urinary incontinence?
HEINCTI		Did a doctor or specialist such as a urologist or gynecologist perform an internal exam?interviewer probe: this is called a pelvic examination, where a doctor examines your vagina and/or rectum.
HEINCTJ		Did a doctor or nurse perform a rectal examination?
HESMK		Whether ever smoked cigarettes
HESKA		Whether currently smokes cigarettes
HESKD		Whether last interview correct regarding smoking
HESKE		Reason smoking at time of last interview disputed
HESKF		Change in smoking status since last interview
HESTOP		Reason stopped smoking
HENICO		Did you use any nicotine products, such as nicotine patches,chewing gum, lozenges or other similar products at all to help you give up? interviewer: if respondent has given up more than once, ask about most recent occasion.
HECIG		Whether smokes cigarettes or roll ups
HESKB		Number of cigarettes per day on weekdays
HETBA		How much tobacco smoked on a weekday: Whether answer in grams or ounces
HETBB		How much tobacco smoked on a weekday
HESKC		How many cigarettes per day on weekends
HETBC		How much tobacco smoked on a weekend: Whether answer in grams or ounces
HETBD		How much tobacco smoked on a weekend
HECGSTP		Has a doctor or nurse ever advised you to stop smoking?
HECGSTA		Did you stop for more than 6 months as a result of this advice?
HECGNIC		Has any doctor or nurse ever told you about any nicotine products, such as nicotine patches, chewing gum, lozenges or other similar products at all to help you give up smoking?
HENICTK		^areis ^youname taking any medication to help ^himher stop smoking, such as nicotine replacement medication or gum or patches?
HEACTA		Frequency of participation in vigorous physical activity
HEACTB		Frequency of participation in moderately energetic physical activity
HEACTC		Frequency of participation in mildly energetic physical activity

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