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| The SF-36: reliable and valid for the institutionalized elderly? | | Author(s) | M Murray, S Lefort, V Ribeiro |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 2, no 1, February 1998 |
| Pages | pp 24-27 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Health [elderly] ; Cognitive processes ; Evaluation ; Living in the community ; Institutional accommodation ; Canada. |
| Annotation | The Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 Health Status Questionnaire (SF-36) was administered to a sample of 45 older people in Canada: 15 community dwelling, 15 in an institution requiring low levels of care, and 15 in an institution requiring high levels of care. The scale displayed a high degree of internal consistency except on the social functioning sub-scale. There was also evidence for the validity of the measure in that there was a gradient in scores from high in the community to low among those in the institution for older people requiring higher levels of care. This gradient was most apparent in the Physical Functioning sub-scale. However, inspection of the content of the Physical and Social Functioning, and the Role Limitation sub-scales raises questions about their appropriateness for residents of a long-term care institution. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980409403 A |
| Classmark | CC: DA: 4C: K4: KV: 7S |
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