How is SF-36 questionnaire scored?
Each scale is directly transformed into a 0-100 scale on the assumption that each question carries equal weight. The lower the score the more disability. The higher the score the less disability i.e., a score of zero is equivalent to maximum disability and a score of 100 is equivalent to no disability.
Is SF-36 validated?
The SF-36 has been found to be reliable and valid for measuring health-related quality of life of individuals with several chronic health conditions and in several countries. Especially the physical functioning domain of the SF-36 measures mobility disability in several patient populations.
What are the 9 factors used to determine a nation’s quality of life?
Standard indicators of the quality of life include wealth, employment, the environment, physical and mental health, education, recreation and leisure time, social belonging, religious beliefs, safety, security and freedom.
How do you calculate PCS and MCS SF-36?
PCSc was then constructed by multiplying each SF-36 scale z- score by its respective physical factor scoring coefficient and summing the eight products. Similarly, MCSc was cre- ated by multiplying each SF-36 scale z-score by its respec- tive mental factor score coefficient and summing the products.
What is the SF-36 Health Survey?
As part of the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS), a multi-year, multi-site study to explain variations in patient outcomes, RAND developed the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). SF-36 is a set of generic, coherent, and easily administered quality-of-life measures.
What are the 36 questions on the SF 36?
The 36 questions on the SF-36 are meant to reflect 8 domains of health, including physical functioning, physical role, pain, general health, vitality, social function, emotional role, and mental health. The categories of physical role and emotional role reflect performance at the activity and participation levels. 77
What is the purpose of the SF-36 form?
Short Form-36 (SF-36) The SF-36 76 is a health status profile originally designed to measure health status of patients and outcomes of patients. Health status could be compared between groups of patients by type of intervention, disease, or type of health insurance. The original target population was individuals living in the community.
Is the SF-36 a reliable measure of quality of life?
The SF-36 has been found to be reliable and valid for measuring health-related quality of life of individuals with several chronic health conditions and in several countries. 78–81 Especially the physical functioning domain of the SF-36 measures mobility disability in several patient populations. 78,82,83