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Part I: Introduction

Figure 2.1 SF-36v2 Health Survey Measurement Model

Items
Items

Scales Scales Component Summary Measures

Component

3a. Vigorous Activities

Summary
Measures

3b. Moderate Activities

3c. Lift, Carry Groceries
3d. Climb Several Flights
3e. Climb One Flight

Physical Functioning
(PF)

3f. Bend, Kneel

3g. Walk Mile
3h. Walk Several
Hundred Yards
3i. Walk One
Hundred Yards
Bathe, Dress
Dress
3j. Bathe,
4a. Cut Down Time
4b. Accomplished Less

Role -Physical (RP)

(RP)
Role-Physical
4c. Limited in Kind
4d. Had Difficulty

Physical
Health

7. Pain -Magnitude

Bodily Pain (BP)

8. Pain --Interference

1. EVGFP Rating
11a. Sick Easier
11b. As Healthy

General Health (GH)

11c. Health To Get Worse

11d. Health Excellent

9a. Full of
Life
9e. Energy
9g. Worn Out

Vitality (VT)

9i. Tired

6. Social-Extent
10. Social-Time

Social Functioning (SF)

Mental
Health

5a. Cut Down Time

5b. Accomplished Less

Role-Emotional (RE)

5c. Less Careful

9b. Nervous
9c. Down in Dumps
9d. Peaceful

Mental Health (MH)

9f. Depressed/
9f.
Downhearted
Downhearted/
D
d
9h. Happy

Note. All health domain scales contribute to the scoring of both the Physical and Mental Component Summary measures. Scales contributing most to the
scoring of the summary measures are indicated by a connecting solid line (). Scales contributing to the scoring of the summary measures to a lesser
degree are indicated by a dotted line ().

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Table 2.1 An excerpt from the User's Manual for the SF-36v2 Health Survey

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