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MOS SF-36 [1 record]

Record 1 2023-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
Universal entry(ies)
SF-36
form code, see observation
DEF

A questionnaire intended to measure physical, mental and social health.

CONT

As part of the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) — a multi-year, multi-site study to explain variations in patient outcomes — RAND developed the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). SF-36 is a set of generic, coherent, and easily administered quality-of-life measures. These measures rely upon patient self-reporting and are now widely utilized by managed care organizations and by Medicare for routine monitoring and assessment of care outcomes in adult patients.

OBS

SF-36: Code of a form and a trademark of Medical Outcomes Trust.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
SF-36
form code, see observation
DEF

Instrument servant à mesurer la qualité de vie reliée à la santé.

OBS

Les questions portent sur l'état de santé physique et mentale et les conditions socio-économiques.

OBS

SF-36 : Code d'un formulaire et marque de commerce de la société Medical Outcomes Trust.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombres comerciales
  • Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
  • Medicina, Higiene y Salud
Entrada(s) universal(es)
SF-36
form code, see observation
DEF

Instrumento de medida genérico que cubre ocho dimensiones del estado de salud.

OBS

El Cuestionario de Salud SF-36 fue desarrollado a principios de los noventa, en Estados Unidos, para su uso en el Estudio de los Resultados Médicos (Medical Outcomes Study, MOS). Es una escala genérica que proporciona un perfil del estado de salud y es aplicable tanto a los pacientes como a la población general. [...] El Cuestionario de Salud SF-36 está compuesto por 36 preguntas (ítems) que valoran los estados tanto positivos como negativos de la salud.

OBS

SF-36 : Código

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