Scottish Health Survey: content review outcomes report

Annex 6 - COVID-19

Please note that changes to the module are highlighted in bold. 

{ASK ALL 0+}

[HdCv19]

<Have you/has[name]> had, or do you think <you/[name]> <have/has> had COVID-19?

1      I have/they had COVID-19 and it was confirmed by a test

2      I think I/they have had COVID-19, but it was not confirmed by a test

3      I don't think I/they have had COVID-19

4      Don't know/can't recall

5      Refuse

 

IF HADCOVID19 = YES 1 OR 2

[LongCovid]

Would you describe <yourself[name]> as having “long COVID”, that is, <you/they> are still experiencing symptoms more than 4 weeks after <you/[name]> first had COVID-19, that are not explained by something else?

1      Yes

2      No

 

IF LONGCOVID= YES

[LngCoAct]

Does this reduce <your/[name’s]> ability to carry-out day-to-day activities compared with the time before <you/[name]> had COVID-19?

1      Yes, a lot

2      Yes, a little

3      Not at all

 

IF LONGCOVID= YES

LCSymB24

Do/does <you[name]> have any of the following symptoms as part of <you[name’s]r> experience of long COVID? You will be asked about other symptoms separately.

Please include any pre-existing symptoms which COVID has made worse.

INTERVIEWER: IF YES, DIRECT THE RESPONDENT TO EACH SHOWCARD SEPARATELY AND ASK WHICH SYMPTOMS FROM EACH INDIVIDUAL SHOWCARDS

SHOWCARDS D1A/B/C

CODE ALL THAT APPLY

INTERVIEWER: DIRECT RESPONDENT TO SHOWCARD D1A

Do/does/did <you[name]> have any of these symptoms?

1      Headache

2      Problems with eyesight or sore eyes

3      Tinnitus or problems hearing

4      Ear pain

5      Runny nose or sneezing

6      Nasal congestion

7      Sore throat

8      Cough

9      Shortness of breath

10    Noisy breathing or wheezing

11    Chest pain

12    Palpitations or heart rate pounding or beating irregularly

13    None of these symptoms

 

INTERVIEWER: DIRECT RESPONDENT TO SHOWCARD D1B

Do/does/did <you[name]> have any of these symptoms?

1      Nausea/vomiting

2      Abdominal pain

3      Diarrhoea

4      Loss of appetite or eating less than usual

5      Muscle ache

6      Joint pain

7      Mobility problems

8      Loss of taste

9      Loss of smell

10    Memory loss or confusion

11    Difficulty concentrating

12    None of these symptoms

 

INTERVIEWER: DIRECT RESPONDENT TO SHOWCARD D1C

Do/does/did <you[name]> have any of these symptoms?

1      Trouble sleeping or more trouble sleeping than usual 

2      Worry/anxiety

3      Low mood/not enjoying anything

4       Weakness/tiredness

5      Fever including high temperature

6      General pain

7      Vertigo/dizziness

8      Allergies/intolerances

9      Hair loss

10    Pins and needles or numbness

11    Skin rashes or itchy skin

12    Other

13    None of these

 

IF Recovered2 = 2 or 3

[LCSymIm]

Do your symptoms tend to get worse after mental and/or physical effort?

For example, completing a crossword, doing tasks on a computer, going for a walk or doing housework. This includes if your symptoms get worse more so than you would usually expect based on the activity you are doing. The worsening could start hours or days after you undertook the activity.

1     Yes

2     No

3     Don’t know