Assessment

36-Short Form Health Survey (SF-36)

~10 Minutes to Administer
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Free / No Cost
External Assessment

Practice Settings

Community-Based Services
Home Health
Inpatient Rehabilitation
Long-term Care/Skilled Nursing Facilities
Mental Health
Outpatient Clinics
Telehealth

Focus Areas

Cancer
Parkinson’s
Population Health
Spinal Cord Injury
Stroke
TBI

Practice Populations

Adults
Geriatrics

What It Measures

The SF-36 is a 36-item scale constructed to survey health status and quality of life (Ware & Sherbourne, 1992). The SF-36 assesses eight health concepts: limitations in physical activities because of health problems; limitations in social activities because of physical or emotional problems; limitations in usual role activities because of physical health problems); bodily pain; general mental health (psychological distress and well-being); limitations in usual role activities because of emotional problems; vitality (energy and fatigue); and general health perceptions.
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