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    SF-36® Health Survey and SF-36v2TM Health Survey (SF-36® / SF-36v2TM)

    [ Developed in 1990 (SF-36v1) - Modified in 1998 (SF-36v2 - version currently used)
    A short form (SF-12) was developed in 1996 ]

    Author(s)
    Sherbourne Cathy D
    Ware John E
    Purpose
      Pathology:
    Generic

      Disease:
    All

      Objective:
    The SF-36 was developed during the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) to measure generic health concepts relevant across age, disease, and treatment groups

      Population for intended use:
    Adolescent
    Adult
    Characteristics
      Type of instrument:
    Health-Related Quality of Life - HRQL (incl. health status)

      Administration mode:
    Computer-administered
    Electronic version
    IVR-version
    Interviewer-administered
    Self-administered
    Telephone-administered

    [ Note: Interviewer-administered by a trained interviewer in person or by telephone ]

      Number of items:
    36

      Existence of database:
    Yes

    [ Identification form available in the restricted level ]

      Recall/Observation period:
    The last 4 weeks (standard version) / The last week (acute version)
     
    Language(s)
      Original language:
    English for the USA

      List of existing translations:
    The translations listed below may not have undergone a full linguistic validation process and may require further work to be suitable for use in a study.

    This list of translations is subject to constant changes, therefore please check the status of translations with MAPI Research Trust / the developers / copyright holders / distributors

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    SF-36v2 Standard:

    Afrikaans
    English for Malaysia
    Kazakh
    Spanish for Colombia
    Arabic for Algeria
    English for Malta
    Korean
    Spanish for Costa Rica
    Arabic for Egypt
    English for New Zealand
    Latvian
    Spanish for Dominican Republic
    Arabic for Israel
    English for Philippines
    Lithuanian
    Spanish for El Salvador
    Arabic for Jordan
    English for Saudi Arabia
    Macedonian
    Spanish for Guatemala
    Arabic for Lebanon
    English for Singapore
    Malay
    Spanish for Honduras
    Arabic for Morocco
    English for South Africa
    Malay for Singapore
    Spanish for Mexico
    Arabic for Palestine
    English for Taiwan
    Malayalam for India
    Spanish for Nicaragua
    Arabic for Qatar
    English for Thailand
    Maltese
    Spanish for Panama
    Arabic for Saudi Arabia
    English for UK
    Marathi for India
    Spanish for Paraguay
    Arabic for Tunisia
    English for USA
    Norwegian
    Spanish for Peru
    Bahasa for Indonesia
    Estonian
    Odia for India
    Spanish for Puerto Rico
    Belarusian
    Finnish
    Polish
    Spanish for Uruguay
    Bengali for India
    French
    Portuguese
    Spanish for USA
    Bosnian
    French for Belgium
    Portuguese for Brazil
    Spanish for Venezuela
    Bulgarian
    French for Canada
    Punjabi for India
    Swedish
    Cebuano for Philippines
    French for Morocco
    Romanian
    Swedish for Finland
    Chinese
    French for Switzerland
    Romanian for Moldova
    Tagalog for Philippines
    Chinese for Hong Kong
    French for Tunisia
    Russian
    Tamil for India
    Chinese for Malaysia
    Georgian
    Russian for Belarus
    Tamil for Malaysia
    Chinese for Singapore
    German
    Russian for Estonia
    Tamil for Singapore
    Chinese for Taiwan
    German for Austria
    Russian for Israel
    Tamil for Sri Lanka
    Chinese for USA
    German for Switzerland
    Russian for Kazakhstan
    Telugu
    Croatian
    Greek
    Russian for Latvia
    Thai
    Czech
    Gujarati for India
    Russian for Lithuania
    Turkish
    Danish
    Hebrew for Israel
    Russian for Moldova
    Ukrainian
    Dutch
    Hindi
    Russian for Ukraine
    Urdu for India
    Dutch for Belgium
    Hungarian
    Serbian
    Urdu for Pakistan
    English for Australia
    Icelandic
    Sesotho for South Africa
    Vietnamese
    English for Belgium
    Ilocano for Philippines
    Sinhala for Sri Lanka
    Vietnamese for USA
    English for Canada
    Ilonggo for Philippines
    Slovak
    Welsh for UK
    English for Hong Kong
    Italian
    Slovenian
    Xhosa for South Africa
    English for India
    Italian for Switzerland
    Spanish
    Zulu for South Africa
    English for Israel
    Japanese
    Spanish for Argentina
     
    English for Lebanon
    Kannada
    Spanish for Chile
     

    SF-36v2 Acute:

    Afrikaans
    English for Israel
    Italian for Switzerland
    Spanish
    Arabic for Algeria
    English for Lebanon
    Japanese
    Spanish for Argentina
    Arabic for Egypt
    English for Malaysia
    Kannada
    Spanish for Chile
    Arabic for Israel
    English for Malta
    Kazakh
    Spanish for Colombia
    Arabic for Jordan
    English for New Zealand
    Korean
    Spanish for Costa Rica
    Arabic for Lebanon
    English for Philippines
    Latvian
    Spanish for Guatemala
    Arabic for Morocco
    English for Saudi Arabia
    Lithuanian
    Spanish for Honduras
    Arabic for Palestine
    English for Singapore
    Macedonian
    Spanish for Mexico
    Arabic for Qatar
    English for South Africa
    Malay
    Spanish for Nicaragua
    Arabic for Saudi Arabia
    English for Taiwan
    Malay for Singapore
    Spanish for Panama
    Arabic for Tunisia
    English for Thailand
    Malayalam for India
    Spanish for Paraguay
    Arabic for UAE
    English for UK
    Maltese
    Spanish for Peru
    Bahasa for Indonesia
    English for USA
    Marathi for India
    Spanish for Puerto Rico
    Belarusian
    Estonian
    Norwegian
    Spanish for Uruguay
    Bengali for India
    Finnish
    Odia for India
    Spanish for USA
    Bosnian
    French
    Polish
    Spanish for Venezuela
    Bulgarian
    French for Belgium
    Portuguese
    Swedish
    Cebuano for Philippines
    French for Canada
    Portuguese for Brazil
    Swedish for Finland
    Chinese
    French for Morocco
    Punjabi for India
    Tagalog for Philippines
    Chinese for Hong Kong
    French for Switzerland
    Romanian
    Tamil for India
    Chinese for Malaysia
    French for Tunisia
    Romanian for Moldova
    Tamil for Malaysia
    Chinese for Singapore
    Georgian
    Russian
    Tamil for Singapore
    Chinese for Taiwan
    German
    Russian for Belarus
    Telugu
    Chinese for USA
    German for Austria
    Russian for Estonia
    Thai
    Croatian
    German for Switzerland
    Russian for Israel
    Turkish
    Czech
    Greek
    Russian for Kazakhstan
    Ukrainian
    Danish
    Gujarati for India
    Russian for Latvia
    Urdu for India
    Dutch
    Hebrew for Israel
    Russian for Lithuania
    Urdu for Pakistan
    Dutch for Belgium
    Hindi
    Russian for Moldova
    Vietnamese
    English for Australia
    Hungarian
    Russian for Ukraine
    Vietnamese for USA
    English for Belgium
    Icelandic
    Serbian
    Welsh for UK
    English for Canada
    Ilocano for Philippines
    Sesotho for South Africa
    Xhosa for South Africa
    English for Hong Kong
    Ilonggo for Philippines
    Slovak
    Zulu for South Africa
    English for India
    Italian
    Slovenian
     

    More information on SF-36v2 available languages on QualityMetric Website

     


    Last update: January 2012
    Last update in collaboration with the author: July 2008


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