Overview of the SF-36 Health Survey and the International Quality of Life Assessment (IQOLA) Project.
This article presents information about the development and evaluation of the SF-36 Health Survey, a 36-item generic measure of health status. It summarizes studies of reliability and validity and provides administrative and interpretation guidelines for the SF-36. A brief history of the International Quality of Life Assessment (IQOLA) Project is also included.
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Health Assessment Lab at the Health Institute, New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA.
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results