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The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
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John E. Ware
John E. Ware
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Cathy Donald Sherbourne
Cathy Donald Sherbourne
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1 June 1992
journal article
research article
Published by
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
in
Medical Care
Vol. 30
(6)
,
473-483
https://doi.org/10.1097/00005650-199206000-00002
Abstract
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 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); and 8) general health perceptions. The survey was constructed for self-administration by persons 14 years of age and older, and for administration by a trained interviewer in person or by telephone. The history of the development of the SF-36, the origin of specific items, and the logic underlying their selection are summarized. The content and features of the SF-36 are compared with the 20-item Medical Outcomes Study short-form. © Lippincott-Raven Publishers.
Keywords
SF-36
MEDICAL OUTCOMES STUDY
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