| COMMENTS |
The personal safety panel captures patients' perceptions about personal safety,
. Mean scores are usually rounded to the nearest whole number [PMID: 32198234].
physical safety, and emotional safety in or outside the home. Each level is indi
cated using a traffic-light metaphor with written labels, color, position and em
ojis. For individuals, each item response level is scored on a 0-3 ordinal scale
, with strongly agree = 3, agree = 2, neutral = 1, and disagree = 0. A summary s
core is calculated by adding the item scores for each item and giving a scale fr
om 0 to 12. A summary score is not calculated if any item scores are missing. Fo
r cohorts, mean scores are shown on a 0 to 100 scale. Item scores are multiplied
by 100 and divided by 3; summary scores are multiplied by 100 and divided by 12
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