title: General health of end stage renal disease program beneficiaries.
abstract: A telephone survey of a national sample of 515 Medicare End Stage Renal Disease Program beneficiaries was conducted to obtain information on their health status and its determinants. The Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 (SF-36) was applied during the interview process to obtain the health-status information. The reliability of each SF-36 health-status dimension was at least 0.85, and the validity of seven of the eight dimensions was high. Weighted least-squares regression results showed that health-status levels were often lower among older patients and Hispanic persons, and sometimes lower for those with low incomes. The implications of using the SF-36 for health-status measurement are also described.
authors.affiliation: MEDSTAT Group, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Ozminkowski
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hassol
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic; D008297:Male; D006278:Medicare; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012923:Social Class; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology