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Common Data Element: 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36, VR-36) - General health scaled score

Listed below are the details for the data element.

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Element Type
Common Data Element
36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36, VR-36) - General health scaled score
SF36GenHlthScore
Short Description
Scaled score that reflects surveyee-reported general health as part of version 1.0 and 2.0 of 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and 12-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12), Veterans RAND 36 Item Health Survey (VR-36)
Definition
Scaled score that reflects surveyee-reported general health as part of version 1.0 and 2.0 of 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and 12-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12), Veterans RAND 36 Item Health Survey (VR-36)
 

Biomedical Terminologies and Standards

Notes
cdRNS|FITBIR|PDBP; Q1. SF-36 v1: General Health (GH) scale. SF-36 v2: General Health (GH) scale. SF-36 v2 reverse scoring: Excellent=5.0;Very good=4.4;Good=3.4;Fair=2.0;Poor=1.0|VR36 Q1.
Creation Date
Historical Notes
SF-36 Q1
References
This CDE captures data from SF-36 version 1.0 and 2.0, with permission from the RAND Corporation. Scoring and validation differ for editions by the RAND Corporation (http://www.rand.org) and by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS, http://www.nationalmssociety.org) for Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life instruments. Questions and values for SF-36 version 2.0 differ from version 1.0. Separate permission must be obtained from OPTUM (http://www.sf-36.org) to use SF-36 v2 instrument.

Data Type
Numeric Values
Input Restrictions
Single Pre-Defined Value Selected
External Schema Permissible Value Mapping
Population
Adult
Guidelines/Instructions
This CDE captures data from SF-36 version 1.0 and 2.0, with permission from the RAND Corporation. Scoring and validation differ for editions by the RAND Corporation (http://www.rand.org) and by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS, http://www.nationalmssociety.org) for Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life instruments. Scores for SF-36 version 2.0 differ from version 1.0. Separate permission must be obtained from OPTUM . (https://campaign.optum.com/optum-outcomes/what-we-do/health-surveys/sf-36v2-health-survey.html) to use SF-36 v2 instrument. Recall time should be reflected using ContextTyp and/or ContextTypOTH data elements: : standard -4 weeks, acute - during the past week.
Preferred Question Text
In general, would you say your health is
Category Groups and Classifications
DiseaseDomainSub-Domain
Traumatic Brain Injury Outcomes and End Points Global Outcome
General (For all diseases) Outcomes and End Points Quality of Life

Classification

Acute Hospitalized :
Supplemental
Concussion/Mild TBI :
Supplemental
Epidemiology :
Supplemental
General (For all diseases) :
Supplemental
Moderate/Severe TBI: Rehabilitation :
Supplemental
Keywords
VR36 , SF36v2 , SF36v1 , SF12
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Admin Information


Effective Date
Until Date
Last Change Date
Wed Jul 17 16:48:04 EDT 2024
See Also
Submitting Organization Name
NIH/NINDS
Submitting Contact Name
NINDSCDE
Submitting Contact Information
NINDSCDE@emmes.com
Steward Organization Name
NIH/NINDS
Steward Contact Name
NINDSCDE
Steward Contact Information
NINDSCDE@emmes.com
NINDS ID

Change History