Assessing health status with the SF-36

Assessing health status with the SF-36.

Rasch validation of the SF-36 for assessing the health status of Korean older adults

[Purpose] To verify, using Rasch analysis, the applicability of the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) to elderly Koreans, as this instrument would be useful for determining elderly individuals' overall performance and providing them with health information. [Subjects and Methods] The SF-36 was administered to a sample of 510 individuals aged over 60 living in the Seoul and Gyeonggi areas...

Is the SF-36 suitable for assessing health status of older stroke patients?

INTRODUCTION The Medical Outcomes Study short form 36 health survey (SF-36) is being increasingly used and recommended as a suitable measure of subjective health status. However, it is unlikely that any measure will be appropriate for all groups. We wished to determine the suitability of the SF-36 for assessing quality of life in older stroke patients. METHODS A screening questionnaire was us...

Comparing the SF-12 and SF-36 health status questionnaires in patients with and without obesity

OBJECTIVE To assess how well the SF-36, a well-validated generic quality of life (QOL) instrument, compares with its shorter adaptation, the SF-12, in capturing differences in QOL among patients with and without obesity. METHODS We compared the correlation between the physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) component summary measures of the SF-12 and SF-36 among 356 primary care patients using Pearso...

Comparison of the short form (SF)-12 health status instrument with the SF-36 in patients with coronary heart disease.

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether a shorter health status instrument, the short form (SF)-12, is comparable with its longer version, the SF-36, for measuring health related quality of life of patients with coronary heart disease. DESIGN Prospective cohort study with follow up at six and 12 months. SETTING 18 cardiac rehabilitation centres in Germany. PATIENTS Patients were enrolled at admi...