Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form Health Survey.

SF-36

What it measures

Generic health-related quality of life across 8 domains: Physical Functioning, Role-Physical, Bodily Pain, General Health, Vitality, Social Functioning, Role-Emotional, Mental Health; aggregated into Physical (PCS) and Mental (MCS) component summaries

Length and format

36 items. mixed 2-, 3-, 5- and 6-point Likert + yes/no; domain scores transformed 0-100 (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

170+ language/country versions via the IQOLA Project (incl. ES, FR, DE, IT, NL, SV, ZH, JA, multiple)

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

copyrighted - commercial

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Reference

Ware, J. E., & Sherbourne, C. D. (1992). The MOS 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36): I. Conceptual framework and item selection. Medical Care, 30(6), 473-483.