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== Objective  ==
== Objective  ==
The 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) is an oft-used, well-researched, self-reported measure of health. It stems from a study called the Medical Outcomes Study<ref><header>
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Objective[edit | edit source]

The 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) is an oft-used, well-researched, self-reported measure of health. It stems from a study called the Medical Outcomes Study[1].

It comprises 36 questions which cover eight domains of health[2]:

1) Limitations in physical activities because of health problems.

2) Limitations in social activities because of physical or emotional problems

3) Limitations in usual role activities because of physical health problems

4) Bodily pain

5) General mental health (psychological distress and well-being)

6) Limitations in usual role activities because of emotional problems

7) Vitality (energy and fatigue)

8) General health perceptions

The SF-36 is often used as a measure of a person or population's quality of life (QOL).

Intended Population[edit | edit source]

The original authors designed the SF-36 to measure health at the individual level in clinical practice and research and at the population level for health policy evaluations, and general population surveys[2].

Method of Use[edit | edit source]

Patients or individuals are asked to fill out the questionnaire (tick boxes) by themselves and then it is scored by a clinician or researcher. There are variations of the the SF-36; it is both licensed (Optum) and available freely online (Rand). Both sources are from different original authors and contain the same 36 questions and answers only differing slightly in the bodily pain and general health domains[3].

Scores for the different domains are pooled for a total score.... . Two component scores can also be tallied; a physical component summary and a mental component summary[3] but research suggests interpretation can be difficult and should be done in comparison to the overall score or profile[4][5].

Evidence[edit | edit source]

Reliability[edit | edit source]

The SF-36 has been shown to be reliable for people with schizophrenia[6].

Validity[edit | edit source]

The SF-36 has been shown to be valid for people with schizophrenia[6].

Responsiveness[edit | edit source]

Research has shown the SF-36 to be the most responsive to change in workers with musculoskeletal disorders compared with similar generic health measures[7].

Miscellaneous[edit | edit source]

The SF-36 is available in multiple languages.

Resources[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Ware J. SF-36 Health Survey Update. Spine. 2000. 25; 24: 3130-3139.<section> </section>
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ware Jr., J.E. and Sherbourne, C.D. (1992) The MOS 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36). I. Conceptual Framework and Item Selection. Medical Care, 30, 473-483. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Laucis N, Hays R, Bhattacharyya T. Scoring the SF-36 in Orthopaedics: A Brief Guide. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015 Oct 7; 97(19): 1628–1634. Published online 2015 Oct 7. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.O.00030. Accessed 15 January 2020.
  4. ↑ Taft C, Karlsson J, Sullivan M. Do SF-36 summary component scores accurately summarize subscale scores? Qual Life Res. 2001. 10; 5:395-404.
  5. ↑ Ware JE, Kosinski M. Interpreting SF-36 summary health measures: a response. Qual Life Res. 2001;10(5):405-13; discussion 415-20.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Su, C.-T., Ng, H.-S., Yang, A.-L., & Lin, C.-Y. (2014). Psychometric evaluation of the Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF) for patients with schizophrenia. Psychological Assessment. 2014. 26(3), 980–989
  7. ↑ Beaton D, Hogg-Johnson S, Bombardier C. Evaluating changes in health status: Reliability and responsiveness of five generic health status measures in workers with musculoskeletal disorders. J Clin Epidemiol. 1997. 50; 1:79-93.
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