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11721148

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-11-26
pubmed:abstractText
The SF-36 Health Survey questionnaire has been proposed as a generic measure of health outcome. However, poor rates of return and high levels of missing data have been found in elderly subjects and, even with face-to-face interview, reliability and validity may still be disappointing, particularly in cognitively impaired patients. These patients may be the very patients whose quality of life is most affected by their illness and their exclusion will lead to biased evaluation of health status. A possible alternative to total exclusion is the use of a proxy to answer on the patient's behalf, but few studies of older people have systematically studied patient-proxy agreement.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0304-324X
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2001 S. Karger AG, Basel
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
47
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
334-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Problems in using health survey questionnaires in older patients with physical disabilities. Can proxies be used to complete the SF-36?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Public Health, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't