What is the reliability of the SF-36?

What is the reliability of the SF-36?

About: The SF-36 is an indicator of overall health status. Reliability: Most of these studies that examined the reliability of the SF_36 have exceeded 0.80 (McHorney et al., 1994; Ware et al., 1993). Estimates of reliability in the physical and mental sections are typically above 0.90. Validity: The SF-36 is also well validated.

How are the items on the SF-36 scored?

Note that all items are scored so that a high score defines a more favorable health state. In addition, each item is scored on a 0 to 100 range so that the lowest and highest possible scores are 0 and 100, respectively. Scores represent the percentage of total possible score achieved.

What is the purpose of the SF-36 survey?

SF-36 is a set of generic, coherent, and easily administered quality-of-life measures. These measures rely upon patient self-reporting and are now widely utilized by managed care organizations and by Medicare for routine monitoring and assessment of care outcomes in adult patients.

What was the purpose of the Rand 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). SF-36 is a set of generic, coherent, and easily administered quality-of-life measures. These measures rely upon patient self-reporting and are now widely utilized by

Where did the SF-36 scoring instructions come from?

They were adapted from longer instruments completed by patients participating in the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS), an observational study of variations in physician practice styles and patient outcomes in different systems of health care delivery (Hays & Shapiro, 1992; Stewart, Sherbourne, Hays, et al., 1992).

Who is the best person to score the SF-36?

“Scoring the SF-36 in orthopaedics: a brief guide.” The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 97.19 (2015): 1628. Dr. Cathy Sherbourne is a senior policy research at the RAND Corporation. She specializes in health outcome measurements for adults and children, with a focus on mental health issues.