Use of SF-36 and SF-12 health status measures: a quantitative comparison for groups versus individual patients.
Med Care
; 39(8): 867-78, 2001 Aug.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11468505
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The extent to which SF-12 scores reflect SF-36 scores has not been well studied.OBJECTIVES:
One purpose was to compare the sensitivity to change of the SF-36 Physical Function sub-score, and the Physical Component Summary Scores (PCS) of the SF-36 and SF-12 on patients with low back pain (LBP). A second purpose was to determine if the SF-12 could serve as a surrogate measure for the SF-36 when making decisions about individual patients.SUBJECTS:
The sample consisted of 101 consecutive patients.MEASURES:
SF-36 questionnaires were completed by patients at both initial and discharge examinations. SF-12 scores were calculated from the completed SF-36 questionnaires. Therapists' judgments of whether patients were judged to have returned to premorbid function served as the construct for meaningful clinical change.ANALYSIS:
Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analysis and repeated measures MANCOVA were used to assess sensitivity to change. Linear regression and 95% prediction bands described the extent to which SF-12 scores predict individual SF-36 scores.RESULTS:
No significant differences were found between the ROC curve areas for the Physical Function sub-scale, the PCS-36 and PCS-12. No significant differences were found for the comparison of change scores between PF-36, PCS-36 and PCS-12 scores.CONCLUSION:
The findings suggest that Physical Function sub-scores, SF-36 and SF-12 PCS scores are equally sensitive to change. SF-12 PCS scores do not adequately predict SF-36 PCS scores for individual patients. The PCS-12 should probably not be used to make judgments about the health status of individual patients with LBP.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pain Measurement
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Activities of Daily Living
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Health Status Indicators
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Low Back Pain
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Patient_preference
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Med Care
Year:
2001
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States