title: The MOS Short-Form General Health Survey: single item vs multiple measures of health-related quality of life: some nuances.
abstract: Researchers concluded that Item 2 of the Short-form General Health Survey of the Medical Outcomes Study can be used as a single-item measure of health-related quality of life. This conclusion is tested again on a random sample of elderly people in the Netherlands. Although it can be concluded that the psychometric properties of the short form are satisfactory, the use of the single item as a measure of health-related quality of life is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Northern Centre for Health Care Research, University of Groningen.
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Kempen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012917:Social Adjustment