title: Health status assessment--a vital sign for planning patient therapy.
abstract: To better understand patient problems, some physicians are gathering and evaluating data on patients' perceptions of their health and emotional strengths. The tool--the SF-36 or Health Status Questionnaire--can be incorporated into practice with a small investment in technology and a few minutes with the patient.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Darby
mesh_terms: D006295:Health Resources / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000639:trends*; D010358:Patient Participation; D012308:Risk Management; D012647:Self-Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States