The Short Form 36 (SF-36) Health Survey: normative data for the Irish population

Abstract

There was no evidence to suggest that there were significant differences in health status between males and females, or between this Irish sample and the published norms for the US population.

Long-term Functional Outcome in Pyogenic Spinal Infection

“…Normative values for general health assessment in an Irish population sample survey (SF-36) were used to facilitate comparison. 12 A difference in SF-36 scores greater than 1 standard deviation was considered pathologic.…”

The impact of non-traumatic hip and knee disorders on health-related quality of life as measured with the SF-36 or SF-12. A systematic review

“…To examine the impact of hip and knee disorders on HRQL we compared the scores on the SF-36 or SF-12 with scores obtained from country-specific reference populations [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]. These reference populations consist of a representative sample from the general population and are usually used as normative data.…”

Health-related quality of life of stroke survivors attending the volunteer stroke scheme

“…The sample displayed lower scores across the HRQOL domains than age-appropriate normative scores for the Irish population [20]. This finding is not surprising considering the health consequences of stroke and the older age profile of the research cohort.…”

“…Normative data for the SF-36 in the Irish population are available [20]. In addition, participants were asked an open-ended question regarding whether the stroke caused any current problems [21].…”