A Finnish Version of RAND-36-Item Health Survey Versus Structured Interview 8 Years Postoperatively

Reliability of an Arabic version of the RAND-36 Health Survey and its equivalence to the US-English version.

OBJECTIVES The objectives of this research were to: (1) evaluate the reliability and equivalence of the Arabic and English versions of the RAND-36 Health Survey (RAND-36) in a sample of Saudi Arabian citizens; and (2) assess the health status of a sample of Saudi Arabian citizens using both the Arabic and English versions. METHODS Both the Arabic and English versions of the survey were admini...

The MOS 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36). I. Conceptual framework and item selection.

A 36-item short-form (SF-36) was constructed to survey health status in the Medical Outcomes Study. The SF-36 was designed for use in clinical practice and research, health policy evaluations, and general population surveys. The SF-36 includes one multi-item scale that assesses eight health concepts: 1) limitations in physical activities because of health problems; 2) limitations in social acti...

Validation of Portuguese version of Quality of Erection Questionnaire (QEQ) and comparison to International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) and RAND 36-Item Health Survey.

PURPOSE To validate the Quality of Erection Questionnaire (QEQ) considering Brazilian social-cultural aspects. MATERIALS AND METHODS To determine equivalence between the Portuguese and the English QEQ versions, the Portuguese version was back-translated by two professors who are native English speakers. After language equivalence had been determined, urologists considered the QEQ Portuguese v...

The Medical Outcomes Study 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36).

Psychometric evaluation of Stanford health assessment questionnaire 8-item disability index (HAQ 8-item DI) in elderly people

  Introduction: Measuring level of disability in elderly in attention to their physical status requires an instrument practicable in elderly and easy to score.   Objective: Survey the reliability and validity of the HAQ 8-item DI in older people residing in Kashan Golabchi nursing home.   Methods: In this methodological study, samples were chosen by census...