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SF 36
(Short Form 36 Health Survey)
Focus:
The SF-36 (Short Form 36 Health Survey) is a comprehensive tool used to evaluate a patient’s overall health status and quality of life. It assesses a broad range of health aspects, including physical and mental health, providing valuable insights into how chronic conditions, treatments, or surgeries affect a patient’s daily life. The SF-36 is widely used in clinical practice to monitor the effectiveness of interventions and track health outcomes over time.
The SF-36 is a validated patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) that quantifies a patient’s general health across multiple dimensions. It is widely used to assess health status, track changes over time, and evaluate treatment outcomes, especially for chronic conditions, recovery, and quality of life.
Relevant Survey:
- Body Part: General Health (Whole Body)
- Area Of Focus: Physical Health, Mental Health, Quality of Life, Chronic Conditions
The SF-36 is used across various healthcare settings, including primary care, rehabilitation, and specialty care, to assess overall health and quality of life. It supports informed clinical decisions, helps monitor changes in a patient’s health, and provides a comprehensive understanding of how medical conditions affect a patient’s well-being.
Description:
The SF-36 Health Survey is a comprehensive PROM that evaluates physical and mental health by covering eight domains of health. These include physical functioning, bodily pain, general health perceptions, vitality, social functioning, emotional well-being, and role limitations due to physical and emotional health. The SF-36 offers valuable insights into a patient’s overall health, making it an essential tool for clinicians to assess the impact of various health conditions and treatments.
Use Cases:
- Primary Use: Measures overall health status and quality of life in patients with a variety of health conditions
- Target Conditions: Chronic diseases, mental health disorders, post-surgical recovery, and long-term health monitoring.
- Post-Surgery Assessment: Tracks improvements in overall health and quality of life following medical interventions, surgeries, or rehabilitation.
- Other Applicable Patients: Individuals undergoing long-term treatment for chronic conditions, rehabilitation, or quality of life assessments.
Number Of Questions: 6
See an example of the SF 36 in the SolvEdge platform by watching the video below:
Click here to view the questionnaire.
Questionnaire Survey Consists of:
The SF-36 includes 36 questions across 7 health domains, each providing a score that reflects different aspects of the patient’s well-being:
- General Health (6 Questions)
- Physical Health Problem (4 Questions)
- Limitations of Activities (10 Questions)
- Pain (2 Questions)
- Social Activities (2 Questions)
- Emotional Health Problems (3 Questions)
- Energy and Emotions (9 Questions)
