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This is a proprietary 36-item, 8-scale general health status assessment tool with physical and mental health component summary measures.
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The SF-36 Health Survey (SF-36) is a generic measure designed to examine perceived health status. Eight scales are derived from 35 of the 36 items. An item on self-reported health transition is not included in the derivation. Ware and Shelbourne (1992) describe the development of the SF-36 and list the questions and response choices from the original version. The physical health summary component comprises the physical functioning, role limits due to physical health, bodily pain, and general health scales. The mental health summary component comprises the vitality, mental health, role limits due...
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Barnett, A. (2014). SF-36 Health Survey. In: Michalos, A.C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_2692
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