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| Label | Measure | Definition of “Healthy” |
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| YOL | Years of life (survival) | Alive |
| SPL | Satisfaction with the Purpose of Life | A score of 1 to 4 on a 10-point scale rating satisfaction with the purpose of life |
| FLW | Feeling about life as awhole [7] | A score of 1 to 3 on a 6-point scale |
| SOC | Social support [8] | Fewer than 8 points on the 24-point social support score |
| DEP | Depression | Center for Epidemiologic Studies Short Depression score < 10 [9] |
| BED | Bed days | No days spent in bed in the previous two weeks |
| FLUSH | Flu shot | Had a flu shot in the previous year |
| COG | Cognition | A modified mini mental state examination score above 89 [10] |
| HOSP | Hospitalization | Not hospitalized in the previous year |
| EVGG | Self-rated Health | In excellent, very good, or good self-rated health |
| LEV | Stressful life events (10 point modified) | Event stress score < 2 [11]. Life events, occurring either to the person or significant other, include moving, death (of significant other), illness, worsening relationship, financial changes, robbery, caregiving, job change, new grandchild, or other stressful event. |
| EXSTR | Extremity strength | No problems with lifting, reaching, or gripping |
| IADL | Instrumental activities of dailyliving | No difficulties with instrumental activities of daily living—heavy or light housework, shopping, meal preparation, money management, or telephoning |
| BLOCK | Blocks walked | Walking more than 4 blocks per day, on average [12] |
| ADL | activities of dailyliving | No difficulties with activities of daily living‒walking, transferring, eating, dressing, bathing, or toileting |
| TWLK | Timed Walk | Able to walk 15 feet in less than 10 seconds (measured) |
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