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ANNALS OF MEDICINE
Volume 33, Issue 5, Pages 350-357Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.3109/07853890109002089
Keywords
generic profile measure; health-related quality of life; RAND-36; SF-36
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- NIA NIH HHS [P30 AG021684] Funding Source: Medline
- NIMHD NIH HHS [P20 MD000148] Funding Source: Medline
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The RAND-36 is perhaps the most widely used health-related quality of life (HRQoL) survey instrument in the world today. It is comprised of 36 items that assess eight health concepts: physical functioning, role limitations caused by physical health problems, role limitations caused by emotional problems, social functioning. emotional wellbeing, energy/fatigue, pain, and general health perceptions, Physical and mental health summary scores are also derived from the eight RAND-36 scales. This paper provides example applications of the RAND-36 cross-sectionally and longitudinally, provides information on what a clinically important difference is for the RAND-36 scales. and provides guidance for summarizing the RAND-36 in a single number. The paper also discusses the availability of the RAND-36 in multiple languages and summarizes changes that are incorporated in the latest version of the survey.
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