title: The short form-36 health survey questionnaire in spine surgery.
abstract: The Short Form-36 (SF-36) health questionnaire has been put forward as a general measure of outcome in health care and has been evaluated in several recent studies in the UK. We report its use in three groups of patients after spinal operations and have compared it with the Oswestry and Low Back Pain disability scales. There was a significant correlation between all variables of the SF-36 and the low-back scores. The mental-health items had the weakest correlation. Our study shows that the SF-36 questionnaire is valid and has internal consistency when applied to these patients.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grevitt
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khazim
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mulholland
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shepperd
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001416:Back Pain / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D013131:Spine / Q000601:surgery*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards; D006113:United Kingdom