Psychosocial Correlates of the Short-Form-36 Multidimensional Health Survey in University Students

The Short-form-36 Health Survey

The short form-36 health survey questionnaire in spine surgery.

The Short Form-36 (SF-36) health questionnaire has been put forward as a general measure of outcome in health care and has been evaluated in several recent studies in the UK. We report its use in three groups of patients after spinal operations and have compared it with the Oswestry and Low Back Pain disability scales. There was a significant correlation between all variables of the SF-36 and t...

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...

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