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SF-36 Health Survey

The SF-36 is a generic, self-administered 36-item questionnaire measuring eight dimensions of health status. Developed by Ware and Sherbourne in 1992, it has become the most widely used health survey in clinical trials, outcomes research, and population health monitoring. It assesses perceived health across physical and mental domains relevant to the general adult population.

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Short Form 36-Item Health Survey
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / health-measurement
  • Ware, J. E., & Sherbourne, C. D. (1992). The MOS 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36): I. Conceptual framework and item selection. Medical Care, 30(6), 473–483. · DOI 10.1097/00005650-199206000-00002
  • Ware, J. E., Snow, K. K., Kosinski, M., & Gandek, B. (1993). SF-36 Health Survey: Manual and interpretation guide. New England Medical Center. · URL
  • McHorney, C. A., Ware, J. E., & Raczek, A. E. (1994). The MOS 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36): II. Psychometric and clinical tests of validity. Medical Care, 32(3), 217–226. · DOI 10.1097/00005650-199303000-00006
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Taxonomic bucketEQ-5Dmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyPROMISmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketSF-12 Health Surveymachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketSF-8 Health Surveymachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketWHOQOL-BREFmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.

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