Measuring health-related quality of life with the SF-8: German norms from a representative self-administered survey

被引:70
作者
Beierlein, Volker [1 ]
Morfeld, Matthias [2 ]
Bergelt, Corinna [1 ]
Bullinger, Monika [1 ]
Braehler, Elmar [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Klinikum Hamburg Eppendorf, Inst & Poliklin Med Psychol, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany
[2] Hsch Magdeburg Stendal, D-39576 Stendal, Germany
[3] Univ Klinikum Leipzig AoR, Dept Psych Gesundheit, Abt Med Psychol & Med Soziol, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
来源
DIAGNOSTICA | 2012年 / 58卷 / 03期
关键词
SF-8; health-related quality of life; normative data; paper-and-pencil interview; IQOLA PROJECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; POPULATION; VALIDITY; SCORES; TESTS;
D O I
10.1026/0012-1924/a000068
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
The Short-Form Health Survey SF-8 is used to measure health-related quality of life (HRQoL), an important outcome measure in clinical studies and public health research. The questionnaire is a short form of the commonly used SF-36, which measures eight dimensions of HRQoL and allows calculation of two summary scales of Physical and Mental Health. In 2004, the SF-8 was applied in a nationwide omnibus survey. For the first time, representative normative data of the SF-8 (N = 2,552) based on a paper-and-pencil interview are reported for the German population. The reference data are presented for age and sex groups and are analysed for correlations with socio-demographic characteristics. Rare missing values in its items indicate proper acceptance of the measure. Even though being afflicted with ceiling effects in several subscales, the application of the SF-8 is recommended on account of its brevity.
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