A 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey

Pancreatic Diseases : The Need to Assess the Quality of Life

BDI-II: Beck Depression Inventory–II; EORTC-QLQ-C30: European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerQuality of Life Questionnaire-C30; GHQ-12: 12 items General Health Questionnaire; PHR: Pancreatic Head Resection; PNETs: Pancreatic Neuro Endocrine Tumors; PROs: Patient-Reported Outcomes; QLQ PAN26: Quality of Life Questionnaire-PAN26; QoL: Quality of Life; SF-12: Medical Outcome Stud...

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Psychometric Properties of the Brazilian 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey

The 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey, in its initial (SF-12) and revised form (SF-12v2) is a widely used measure to evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The present study evaluates the factor structure and reliability of the Brazilian version of the SF-12v2. Participants were 627 subjects (74.1% women), aged from 18 to 88 years (M = 38.6; SD = 13.16), from 17 Brazilian states. Confi...

The 36-Item Short Form Health Survey: Reliability and Validity in Chinese Medical Students

OBJECTIVE The 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) is widely validated and popularly used in assessing the subjective quality of life (QOL) of patients and the general public. The aim of the study is to assess the psychometric properties of the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) in medical students in mainland of China. METHODS The reliability and validity of the 36-Item Short Form ...

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...

Normative comparison of patient-reported outcomes in patients with noninfectious uveitis.

OBJECTIVE To compare vision-related functioning and health-related quality of life of patients with noninfectious intermediate or posterior uveitis with those of the US general population and normal-vision reference groups. METHODS Secondary analysis of health-related quality of life measures administered at baseline to patients with noninfectious intermediate or posterior uveitis participati...