Assessment of the sf36 version 2 in the united kingdom. Sf36 is a registered trademark of medical outcomes trust. The sf 36 was developed during the medical outcomes study mos to measure generic health concepts relevant across age, disease, and treatment groups. During the past 4 weeks, how much of the time have you had any of the following problems with your work or other regular daily activities. Full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. I dont know what other variations might exist in the items, but the itemranges, at least, match the old us version, where choices. The short form 12 sf12 has not been validated for longterm dialysis patients. The short form 36 health survey questionnaire sf 36 is used to indicate the health status of particular populations, to help with service planning and to measure the impact of clinical and social interventions. Next, formulas for item aggregation and transformation of scale scores are presented. Comparing the sf12 and sf36 health status questionnaires. Assessment of the sf36 version 2 in the united kingdom 47. The sf 36 is a measure of health status and an abbreviated variant of it, the sf 6d, is commonly used in health economics as a variable in the qualityadjusted life year calculation to determine the costeffectiveness of a health treatment. The sf 36 was a product of the medical outcomes study mos, a fouryear study that examined specific influences on outcomes of care 3,4. It is one of the most widely used generic measures of healthrelated quality of life and has been shown to discriminate between subjects with different chronic conditions and between subjects with different severity levels of the same disease.
Set of generic, coherent, and easily administered qualityoflife measures. The study compared physical and mental component summary pcsmcs scores from the sf 36 with those from the embedded sf12 in a national cohort of dialysis patients. Pdf use of the sf36 among persons with spinal cord injury. Short form 36 the sf36 is a 36item selfreport measure of healthrelated. Medical outcome short form 36 health survey clintools. Bathing or dressing yourself yes, limited a lot yes, limited a little no, not limited at all physical health problems. Use of the sf 36 among persons with spinal cord injury. For each of the following questions, please circle. Sf 36 introduction the sf 36 is a multipurpose, shortform health survey with only 36 questions1. Pdf assessment of the sf36 version 2 in the united kingdom. Validity of a revised short form12 health survey version 2. In addition to having a sas dataset with sf 36 items, you need to. The sf12 is also a widely used and accepted global health assessment measure. Rand developed the 36 item short form health survey sf 36 as part of the medical outcomes study mso, a multiyear, multisite study to explain variations in patient outcomes.
General scoring information and steps for data entry and scoring that are common to all items are discussed first see figure 6. Sf36, merlin software, validity, reliability, health status, data process. The sf36 questionnaire is a general health questionnaire distributed by qualitymetric. The sf 36 is a generalpurpose health survey instrument published by the medical outcomes trust. Medical outcome short form 36 health survey questionnaire availability. Demographic and socioeconomic variables key points introduction the sf36 is a standardised questionnaire derived from a larger set of questions used in the us medical outcomes study in the mid1980s ware and sherbourne 1992. It yields an 8scale profile including functional health, and mental health. The sf 36 is an indicator of overall health status. Version 1 of the sf 36 was described in the 1996 edition of this book. Sf12 health survey this survey asks for your views about your health. Cinahl and pubmed searches on the reliability and validity for the how to score version 2 of the sf 36 health survey.
To address criticism of the layout and wording of some items, version 2 of the sf 36 changed the dicohotomous answers for the role questions to 5point scales, and slightly altered the. Month day year the purpose of this questionnaire is to find out about your health in general and about how your prostate cancer and any treatment you received for it. In brazil, despite the growing use of sf 36 in different research environments, most of the psychometric evaluation of the translated questionnaire was from studies with samples of patients. Browse the listing below to download your choice of forms. I am looking for the scoring algorithm for sf 36 v. Transformed scaled score of subjects energy or fatigue vitality vt scale items, as part of version 2. This information will help keep track of how you feel and how well you are able to do your usual activities. Short form 36 health survey standard, us version 1. We compared the correlation between the physical pcs and mental mcs component summary measures of the sf 12 and sf 36 among 356 primary care patients using pearson coefficients r. Since the sf 36 is a general health assessment, it frequently needs to be paired with a more specific pro measure which can make the overall assessment process long.
Nov 14, 2002 the website says that it is the version in the uk manual. In the one of the first validity studies brazier, 1992, reported here, the. The sf36 health survey is one of the most widely accepted generic. Standard forms are used governmentwide for various employment and benefits program purposes. Medical outcomes study questionnaire short form 36 health survey sf 36 about. It is a practical, reliable and valid measure of physical and mental health that can be completed in five to ten minutes. The 36item short form health survey sf36 is a set of generic, coherent, and easily.
As clinical exercise physiologists we daily greet many of our patients with a hi, how are you today. The optum sf health surveys capture practical, reliable and valid information about functional health and wellbeing from the patients point of view. This set of questions asks for your views about your health. The findings of this study generally support the use of the korean short form 36 version 2 for evaluating the general population, although caution is recommended when interpreting the vitality, social functioning, and mental health scales. Behavior and analysis of 36item shortform health survey. Links to pubmed are also available for selected references.
The worlds most widely used tools for measuring pros. Jan 30, 2008 to assess how well the sf 36, a wellvalidated generic quality of life qol instrument, compares with its shorter adaptation, the sf 12, in capturing differences in qol among patients with and without obesity. This information will help your doctors keep track of how you feel and how well you are able to do your usual activities. The short form 36 health survey is a 36 item, patientreported survey of patient health. Generic health related quality of life instruments. Validity of a revised short form12 health survey version. Because the scoring method described here a simpler and more straightforward procedure differs from that of the mos sf 36, persons using this scoring method should refer to the instrument as rand 36 item health survey 1. A novel type of analysis, topbox analysis, may add to the interpretation of these data. The following questions are about activities you might do. Survey response codes are recoded according to standardised procedures1 details over.
The questionnaire is a short form of the commonly used sf36, which measures. Answer every question by placing a check mark on the line in front of the appropriate answer. Kurzgutachten zum sf36 lebensqualitatsfragebogen version 1. Sf12v2 health survey 1994, 2002 by qualitymetric incorporated and medical outcomes trust. Medical outcomes study questionnaire short form 36 health. Get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article 146k, or click on a page image below to browse page by page. In addition, if national weighting data are available, two summary measures physical health and mental health may be calculated. During the past 4 weeks, have you had any of the following problems with your work or other regular daily activities as a result of your physical health. Quality of life as measured by the shortform 36 sf36. The short form 36 version 2 sf36v2 healthrelated quality of life hrqol survey is a well established 36 item instrument that had been used in many clinical and epidemiologic studies to assess the quality of life of subjects all around the world. Culturespecific data are required to calculate sf 36 normbased scores.
The short form 36 was derived from the general health survey of the medical outcomes study by stewart and colleagues 1988. All respondentss answers to sf36 were analyzed using a software that made data processing a lot easier and it established the final results of the selfevaluation. Sf 36 arabic pdf scoring instructions for mos 36 item short form survey instrument sf 36. The optum sf36v2 health survey asks 36 questions to measure functional health and wellbeing from the patients point of view. Rand 36 item short form health survey sf 36 author. Ten or more studies have been published from countries. From the original 149item functional and well being profile used in the mos, a twentyitem short survey called the sf 20 was derived, but it was limited by floor effects 57. I would really appreciate it if you could do me this favor. Two summary measures can be calculated using us or jp reference populations. I was wondering if you still had the possibility to send me your scoring programm for the sf 36. The shortform 36 sf 36 health survey is a brief selfadministered questionnaire that generates scores across 8. As part of the medical outcomes study mos, a multiyear, multisite study to explain variations in patient outcomes, rand developed the 36 item short form health survey sf 36.
The short form 36 version 2 sf 36v2 healthrelated quality of life hrqol survey is a well established 36 item instrument that had been used in many clinical and epidemiologic studies to assess the quality of life of subjects all around the world. Sf 36 version 2 modified for australian use the sf36v2 health survey instructions for completing the questionnaire please answer every question. In its second version the sf 36 contains modifications to version 1. If you are unsure about how to answer a question, please give the best.
On june 26, 20, the supreme court ruled that section 3 of the defense of marriage act doma is unconstitutional. Please take the time to read and answer each question carefully by filling in the bubble that best represents your response. For each question, please give the one answer that comes closest to the way you have. The optum sf36v2 health survey asks 36 questions to measure functional health and. The psychometric properties of the korean sf 36 v2. Please answer the 36 questions of the health survey completely, honestly, and without interruptions. Evaluating the sf36 health survey version 2 in older vietnamese americans 2007. Comparing the sf12 and sf36 health status questionnaires in. Stata module to calculate summary statistics for the sf. The sf361 is a selfreport, 36 item survey measuring healthrelated qualityoflife.
The purpose of this paper is to examine if the brazilian version. Hypothesis data from the 36 item shortform health survey sf 36 do not follow a normal distribution and should not be analyzed using parametric techniques. Some questions may look like others, but each one is different. To address criticism of the layout and wording of some items, version 2 of the sf 36 changed the dicohotomous answers for the role questions to 5point scales, and slightly altered the wording of several items 7, figure 1. Medical outcomes study questionnaire short form 36 health survey this survey asks for your views about your health. Alswh data dictionary supplement section 2 core survey dataset 2. The shortform 36 sf36 health survey is a brief selfadministered questionnaire that generates scores across 8. Even though it consists of only 36 items which can be completed within 5 to 10 minutes, in. Transformed scaled score of subjects physical functioning physical functioning pf scale items, as part of version 2. Jun 05, 20 ten or more studies have been published from countries. The sf 36 is a measure of health status and an abbreviated variant of it, the sf6d, is commonly used in health economics as a variable in the qualityadjusted life year calculation to determine the costeffectiveness of a health treatment. Psychometric properties of the korean short form36 health.
Healthrelated quality of life hrqol, as assessed by the short form 36 questionnaire sf 36, is reduced in ssc patients compared both with the general population and with patients affected by such other common chronic conditions as heart and lung diseases, diabetes and arterial hypertension. Sf36 introduction the sf36 is a multipurpose, shortform health survey with only 36 questions1. Crispin jenkinson, sarah stewartbrown, sophie petersen, colin paice. During the past 4 weeks, have you had any of the following problems with your work or other regular daily activities as. Quality of life qol was assessed using the shortform 36 or sf 36, a generic health status instrument with 36 items comprising eight subscales physical functioning, role functioning physical and emotional, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, and mental health.
Questionnaire is available here in html format a pdf version of the sf36 is also available here, for ease of administration it fits on 2 pages. The sf36 is a multipurpose survey designed to capture adult patients. Mos 36item short form survey instrument sf36 arabic pdf. I am a student currently working with the sf 36 which give me a hard time. These questions are about how you feel and how things have been with you during the past 4 weeks. Ucla prostate cancer index ucla pci, including the rand 36 item health survey v2 sf 36 v2 todays date. Scoring the rand 36 item health survey is a twostep process.
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