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The study evaluates the validity and responsiveness of the Medical Outcome Study Short Form 36 (MOS SF-36) health survey in measuring changes in health status among 775 patients aged 16 to 78 who suffered unintentional injuries. Data collected through postal questionnaires indicated that patients with activity restrictions scored significantly lower on all eight dimensions of the SF-36 compared to those without restrictions. Follow-up results showed improvements in certain health dimensions over time, confirming the SF-36's effectiveness as a tool for assessing health changes post-injury. The findings suggest that while the SF-36 is valid for adults, further research is needed to determine its applicability for injured children.

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Is the SF-36 Health Survey questionnaire suitable for use with older adults?

The SF-36 is suitable for use with an elderly population when used in an interview setting.

What are the components of the SF-36?

The SF-36 measures eight scales: physical functioning (PF), role physical (RP), bodily pain (BP), general health (GH), vitality (VT), social functioning (SF), role emotional (RE), and mental health (MH).

What is the validity of the SF-36 questionnaire?

The SF-36 convergent validity was supported by findings that 83% (197/236) of correlations between SF-36 scales and measures of disease symptoms, disease activity, and functioning exceeded the prespecified threshold ( r |0.40|).

What are the summary scales of SF-36?

These eight scales are physical functioning (PF), bodily pain (BP), role limitations due to physical health problems (RP), role limitations due to personal or emotional problems (RE), general mental health (MH), social functioning (SF), energy/fatigue or vitality (VIT), and general health perceptions (GH).

What is the difference between the SF 12 and the SF-36?

36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) 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) in 1992. SF-36 is a set of generic, coherent, and easily administered quality-of-life measures.

What are the concepts of the SF-36?

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)

What does the SF-36 questionnaire measure?

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. Culture-specific data are required to calculate SF-36 norm-based scores.

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