OBJECTIVE: To compare the usefulness of the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) and the
Short Form36 (SF-36) as general outcome measures for chronic stroke patients with respect …

Background and Purpose—The Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short-Form Health Survey
(SF-36) is widely used to measure health status after stroke. However, a fundamental …

Background: It remains unclear whether a generic or specific health-related quality of life
(HRQOL) measure is more valid for stroke. Aim: The aim of this study is to compare the …

Purpose The Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short-Form Health Survey is a widely used,
generic, patient-report measure created to assess health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in …

BACKGROUND: Appropriate instruments for the assessment of health-related quality of life
(HRQOL) domains are useful for planning therapeutic interventions for individuals with …

OBJECTIVE: Few studies have evaluated the scale assumptions of the Medical Outcomes
Study 36-item Short-Form (SF-36) with stroke survivors. The aims of this study were to …

Background and Purpose Few studies have examined the utility of a new generic health
status measure, the Short Form 36 health survey questionnaire (SF-36), in stroke patients …

The Short Form (SF)-36 is one of the most commonly used health status instruments in
patients with cerebrovascular disease. However, responsiveness to change in health …

Abstract Introduction: the Medical Outcomes Study short form 36 health survey (SF-36) is
being increasingly used and recommended as a suitable measure of subjective health …

The SF-36 is the most widely used generic instrument for measuring quality of life (QOL).
The instrument is translated into numerous languages, and the validity of the 8 subscales is …