The Short Form-36 (SF-36) is the most widely used health-related quality-of-life measure in
research to date. There are currently two sources for the SF-36 and scoring instructions …

Background Cognitive stimulation (CS) is an intervention for people with dementia offering a
range of enjoyable activities providing general stimulation for thinking, concentration and …

In recent years, there has been an increased focus on placing patients at the center of health
care research and evaluating clinical care in order to improve their experience and ensure …

Regression methods were used to select and score 12 items from the Medical Outcomes
Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) to reproduce the Physical Component …

Cross-sectional data from the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) were analyzed to test the
validity of the MOS 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) scales as measures of …

The widespread use of standardized health surveys is predicated on the largely untested
assumption that scales constructed from those surveys will satisfy minimum psychometric …

Introduction: Chronic kidney disease as a public health problem. Chronic kidney disease is
a worldwide public health problem. In the United States, there is a rising incidence and …

Background: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Patient-Reported Outcomes
Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Roadmap initiative (www. nihpromis. org) is a 5 …

Objective: To develop a self-report tinnitus handicap measure that is brief, easy to administer
and interpret, broad in scope, and psychometrically robust. Design: A standardization study …

Objective: Axis V, which uses the Global Assessment of Functioning Scale in the multiaxial
system of DSM-III-R, is under review for DSM-IV. This article examines what is known about …