OBJECTIVE Self-reported health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important predictor of survival alongside clinical variables and physicians' prediction. This study assessed whether better prediction is achieved using generic (SF-36) HRQoL measures or cancer-specific (EORTC QLQ-C30) measures that include symptoms. METHOD Fifty-four lung and 46 colorectal patients comprised the sample. Nin...

INTRODUCTION The Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), Mood & Anxiety Symptom Questionnaire -30 (MASQ-D30), Short Form Health Survey 36 (SF-36), and Dimensional Assessment of Personality Pathology-Short Form (DAPP-SF) are generic instruments that can be used in Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROM) of patients with common mental disorders. We aimed to generate reference values usually encountered in 'healt...

BACKGROUND Cost utility analysis (CUA) using SF-36/SF-12 data has been facilitated by the development of several preference-based algorithms. The purpose of this study was to illustrate how decision-making could be affected by the choice of preference-based algorithms for the SF-36 and SF-12, and provide some guidance on selecting an appropriate algorithm. METHODS Two sets of data were used: ...

Given the stressful experiences of parenting children with mental illness, researchers and health professionals must ensure that health-related quality life these vulnerable parents is measured sufficient validity reliability. This study examined psychometric properties SF-36 in illness. The data come from 99 whose were currently receiving services. correlated two-factor structure was replicate...

Methods Data were gathered through the questionnaire. Asthma Control Test(ACT) and SF-36 life quality questionnaire (SF-36 LQQ) were applied to the patients. Respiratory functions were measured. Treatments of the patients were given according to GINA guideline. Trainings of patients were offered. Approximately one month later; ACT and SF-36LQQ were repeated. Data were analyzed through SPSS10.0,...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to assess the psychometric properties of the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) in the men who have sex with men (MSM) population in China. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 373 MSM from September to December, 2012, in Zhengzhou and Huludao City, China. Internal reliability of the questionnaire was calculated by Cronbach's α coeffici...

OBJECTIVE To assess the quality of life (QOL) of Thai postmenopausal women with overactive bladder (OAB), stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and mixed urinary incontinence (MUI). MATERIAL AND METHOD A total of 420 Thai postmenopausal women (120 had SUI, 60 MUI, 120 OAB and 120 controls) were recruited QOL was assessed by the Thai version short form 36 (SF-36). RESULTS There was no significan...

BACKGROUND Canadian normative data for the Medical Outcomes Study 36-item short form (SF-36) have recently been published. However, there is evidence from other countries to suggest that regional variation in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) may exist. We therefore examined the SF-36 data from nine Canadian centres for evidence of systematic differences. METHODS Bayesian hierarchical mo...