Exploring differential item functioning in the SF-36 by demographic, clinical, psychological and social factors in an osteoarthritis population [PDF]
The SF-36 is a very commonly used generic measure of health outcome in osteoarthritis (OA). An important, but frequently overlooked, aspect of validating health outcome measures is to establish if items work in the same way across subgroup of a ...
A Williams +34 more
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The estimation of a preference-based measure of health from the SF-36 [PDF]
This paper reports on the findings of a study to derive a preference-based measure of health from the SF-36 for use in economic evaluation. The SF-36 was revised into a six-dimensional health state classification called the SF-6D.
Brazier +13 more
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The effect of resistance training on health-related quality of life in older adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Background: Resistance training (RT) is recommended as part of our national physical activity guidelines which includes working all major muscle groups on two or more days a week.Older adults can gain many health benefits from RT, such as increased ...
Peter D. Hart, Diona J. Buck
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The Validity, Reliability, Measurement Error, and Minimum Detectable Change of the 30‐Second Fast‐Paced Walk Test in Persons with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Novel Test of Short‐Distance Walking Ability [PDF]
Objective To develop and establish the reliability, validity, measurement error, and minimum detectable change of a novel 30‐second fast‐paced walk test (30SFW) in persons with knee osteoarthritis (OA) that is easy to administer and can quantify walking ...
Folkins, DPT, Erik +3 more
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Romatoid Artrit ve Osteoartritli Hastalar İçin Uygun Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeğinin Belirlenmesi
Amaç: Çeşitli hastalıkların yaşam kalitesi üzerindeki etkilerini değerlendirmek için çok sayıda yaşamkalitesi ölçeği kullanılmaktadır. Bunlar arasında en yaygın kullanılan ölçek, SF‐36 yaşam kalitesiölçeğidir.
Safinaz Ataoğlu +3 more
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Objective We compare the reliability and validity of the Short Form 36 (version 1, SF-36) and the Short Form 12 (version 1, SF-12) in adolescence, the period of life when a child develops into an adult, i.e., the period from puberty to maturity ...
Yanwei Lin +4 more
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Health-related quality of life in people with aphasia: Implications for fluency disorders quality of life research [PDF]
It is increasingly important that clinicians address the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of adults with communication disorders in clinical practice.
Agrell +59 more
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Thai SF-36 health survey: tests of data quality, scaling assumptions, reliability and validity in healthy men and women [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Since its translation to Thai in 2000, the SF-36 Health Survey has been used extensively in many different clinical settings in Thailand. Its popularity has increased despite the absence of published evidence that the translated instrument ...
Lim, Lynette +2 more
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Estimating a preference-based index from the Japanese SF-36 [PDF]
Objective: The main objective of the study was to estimate a preference-bascd Short Form (SF)-6D index from the SF-36 for Japan and compare it with the UK results. Study Design and Setting: The SF-6D was translated into Japanese. Two hundred and forty-
Brazier +21 more
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of ETTH on HRQoL in a sample of employees of a Brazilian public hospital. METHOD: Three hundred and sixty Mário Gatti Hospital employees were asked about headache occurrence in the previous 6 months and completed a SF-36
Hilton Mariano Silva Jr +4 more
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