letter Open AccessTop 1% cited
Validating the SF-36 health survey questionnaire: new outcome measure for primary care.
BMJ · 1992 · Vol. 305(6846) · pp. 160–164
John Brazier✉(University of Sheffield)Robert A. Harper(University of Sheffield)Nev Jones(University of Sheffield)Alicia O’Cathain(University of Sheffield)Kristi Thomas(University of Sheffield)Tim Usherwood(University of Sheffield)L Westlake(University of Sheffield)
Abstract
The SF-36 is a promising new instrument for measuring health perception in a general population. It is easy to use, acceptable to patients, and fulfils stringent criteria of reliability and validity. Its use in other contexts and with different disease groups requires further research.
Health disparities and outcomesHealth and Wellbeing ResearchFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsNottingham Health ProfileCronbach's alphaMedicineConstruct validityReliability (semiconductor)SF-36PopulationGeneral Health QuestionnaireFamily medicinePsychometrics
MeSH terms
AdolescentAdultAgedAttitude to HealthEnglandFemaleHealth StatusHealth SurveysHumansMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesReproducibility of Results
Funding
- Medical Research Council
Citations
4,642
FWCI
48.91
field-weighted impact
References
18
Percentile
100%
vs. same field & year
Citations per year
Cited by
Prehabilitation versus Rehabilitation
Anesthesiology · 2014 · 841 citations
The diagnosis and management of rhinitis: An updated practice parameter
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2008 · 1,100 citations
The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36): III. Tests of Data Quality, Scaling Assumptions, and Reliability Across Diverse Patient Groups
Medical Care · 1994 · 4,453 citations
Comparisons of the Costs and Quality of Norms for the SF-36 Health Survey Collected by Mail Versus Telephone Interview: Results From a National Survey
Medical Care · 1994 · 618 citations
The Swedish SF-36 Health Survey—I. Evaluation of data quality, scaling assumptions, reliability and construct validity across general populations in Sweden
Social Science & Medicine · 1995 · 1,321 citations
How well do we care for patients with end stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? A comparison of palliative care and quality of life in COPD and lung cancer
Thorax · 2000 · 659 citations
Systematic review: impact of constipation on quality of life in adults and children
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics · 2010 · 552 citations
Translation, Validation, and Norming of the Dutch Language Version of the SF-36 Health Survey in Community and Chronic Disease Populations
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · 1998 · 2,306 citations
References
STATISTICAL METHODS FOR ASSESSING AGREEMENT BETWEEN TWO METHODS OF CLINICAL MEASUREMENT
The Lancet · 1986 · 47,160 citations
Convergent and discriminant validation by the multitrait-multimethod matrix.
Psychological Bulletin · 1959 · 16,919 citations
The MOS Short-form General Health Survey
Medical Care · 1988 · 3,336 citations
Citation Network
How this paper connects to the literature. Drag to explore, click any node to open that paper.