The SF-36 in Older Europeans

Factors affecting completion of the SF-36 in older people.

OBJECTIVE to examine the influence of specific clinical impairments and disabilities on the completion of the SF-36 health status measure among older people. DESIGN Prospective observational study. SETTING/PARTICIPANTS An SF-36 was administered to 245 subjects aged 65 years and older. Subjects were chosen by sampling from a variety of inpatient, outpatient and community sources to ensure a ...

Validity and reliability of the SF-36 in Chilean older adults: the ALEXANDROS study.

To validate short-form-36 health survey (SF-36) with specific scoring algorithm obtained in a large sample of Chilean older people and to associate quality of life in this sample with social and health related factors. A cross-sectional study on 2,143 community-living subjects aged 60-92 years (33 % men and 67 % women) conducted in Santiago, Chile. Scores in 8 scales of SF-36-physical function ...

Measuring health status in older patients. The SF-36 in practice.

OBJECTIVE To examine the use of the Medical Outcomes Study short form 36-item (SF-36) health status measure in older patients receiving health care; to explore the influence of age and physical and cognitive status on response to and completion of the SF-36 questionnaire. DESIGN Prospective observational study. SETTINGS Hospital and ambulatory patients aged 65 years and over in the medical ...

Interpreting the SF-36 Health Survey

One of the most frequently asked questions about health surveys such as the SF-36® is "what do the numbers mean"? Health status scores are abstractions, which obtain meaning through knowledge of how the scores are related to other variables. Although we may not think about it, this is also true for more commonly used measures. For example, a temperature of 0°C is an abstract number, which becom...

Assessing health status with the SF-36.