title: The SF-36 profile and health-related quality of life: an interpretative analysis.
abstract: The purpose of this investigation was to explore the relationship between the SF-36 scales and a direct, category-scaling, self-evaluation of health-related quality of life in a sample of healthy persons. The study of the relationship between the two provides a deeper insight into the structure and meaning of the SF-36 profile and explores its interpretability in terms of a comprehensive, subjective evaluation of health. Furthermore, this study leads to a preliminary interpretation of the profile in terms of a utility scale.
authors.affiliation: Hebrew University, Israel. ashmueli@md2.huji.ac.il
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authors.lastname: Shmueli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015982:Bias; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*