T2DFitTailor (version 3.0.0)

PCS_Calculation: Calculate PCS (Physical Component Summary) Scores

Description

This function calculates the Physical Component Summary (PCS) scores based on a set of specific questionnaire items related to physical and mental health domains. It requires a dataframe containing the required columns with valid answer ranges, and outputs a dataframe with PCS scores.

Usage

PCS_Calculation(df)

Value

A dataframe containing the calculated PCS scores.

Arguments

df

A dataframe containing the questionnaire items with answers. The dataframe should have specific columns:

• EVGFP_rating: In general, would you say your health is. Reference answers: 1=Excellent, 2=Very good, 3=Good, 4=Fair, 5=Poor.

• Moderate_activities: Moderate activities, such as moving a table, pushing a vacuum cleaner, bowling, or playing golf. Reference answers: 1=Yes, Limited A Lot, 2=Yes, Limited A Little, 3=No, Not Limited At All.

• Climb_several_flights: Climbing several flights of stairs. Reference answers: 1=Yes, Limited A Lot, 2=Yes, Limited A Little, 3=No, Not Limited At All.

• Accomplished_less_physically: Accomplished less than you would like as a result of your physical health. Reference answers: 1=YES, 2=NO.

• Limited_in_kind_physically: Were limited in the kind of work or other activities as a result of your physical health. Reference answers: 1=YES, 2=NO.

• Accomplished_less_mentally: Accomplished less than you would like as a result of any emotional problems (such as feeling depressed or anxious). Reference answers: 1=YES, 2=NO.

• Not_careful_mentally: Didn't do work or other activities as carefully as usual as a result of any emotional problems (such as feeling depressed or anxious). Reference answers: 1=YES, 2=NO.

• Pain_interfere: During the past 4 weeks, how much did pain interfere with your normal work (including both work outside the home and housework)? Reference answers: 1=Not at all, 2=A little bit, 3=Moderately, 4=Quite a bit, 5=Extremely.

• Calm: During the past 4 weeks, have you felt calm and peaceful? Reference answers: 1=All of the Time, 2=Most of the Time, 3=A Good Bit of the Time, 4=Some of the Time, 5=A Little of the Time, 6=None of the Time.

• Energy: During the past 4 weeks, did you have a lot of energy? Reference answers: 1=All of the Time, 2=Most of the Time, 3=A Good Bit of the Time, 4=Some of the Time, 5=A Little of the Time, 6=None of the Time.

• Felt_down: During the past 4 weeks, have you felt downhearted and blue? Reference answers: 1=All of the Time, 2=Most of the Time, 3=A Good Bit of the Time, 4=Some of the Time, 5=A Little of the Time, 6=None of the Time.

• Social_time: During the past 4 weeks, how much of the time has your physical health or emotional problems interfered with your social activities (like visiting with friends, relatives, etc)? Reference answers: 1=All of the Time, 2=Most of the Time, 3=Some of the Time, 4=A Little of the Time, 5=None of the Time.

References

Tucker G, Adams R, Wilson D. New Australian population scoring coefficients for the old version of the SF-36 and SF-12 health status questionnaires. Qual Life Res. 2010 Sep;19(7):1069-76. doi: 10.1007/s11136-010-9658-9. Epub 2010 May 4. Erratum in: Qual Life Res. 2010 Sep;19(7):1077. PMID: 20440565.

Examples

set.seed(123)

sample_names <- c("xiaoming", "xiaohong", "xiaohua")

df <- data.frame(
  row.names = sample_names,
  EVGFP_rating = sample(1:5, 3, replace = TRUE),
  Moderate_activities = sample(1:3, 3, replace = TRUE),
  Climb_several_flights = sample(1:3, 3, replace = TRUE),
  Accomplished_less_physically = sample(1:2, 3, replace = TRUE),
  Limited_in_kind_physically = sample(1:2, 3, replace = TRUE),
  Accomplished_less_mentally = sample(1:2, 3, replace = TRUE),
  Not_careful_mentally = sample(1:2, 3, replace = TRUE),
  Pain_interfere = sample(1:5, 3, replace = TRUE),
  Calm = sample(1:6, 3, replace = TRUE),
  Energy = sample(1:6, 3, replace = TRUE),
  Felt_down = sample(1:6, 3, replace = TRUE),
  Social_time = sample(1:5, 3, replace = TRUE)
)

PCS_output <- PCS_Calculation(df)
PCS_output