@article{ref1,
title="Using the SF-36 for characterizing outcome after multiple trauma involving head injury",
journal="Journal of trauma",
year="2002",
author="MacKenzie, Ellen J. and McCarthy, Melissa L. and Ditunno, John F. and Forrester-Staz, Carol and Gruen, Gary S. and Marion, Donald W. and Schwab, William C.",
volume="52",
number="3",
pages="527-534",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the validity of the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) for examining outcomes after multiple trauma and to investigate whether the addition of items selected to measure cognitive function could improve the sensitivity of the SF-36 for identifying differences in outcomes for patients with and without head injury. METHODS: One thousand two hundred thirty patients discharged from 12 trauma centers were interviewed 1 year after injury. The interview included the SF-36 supplemented with four items chosen to assess cognitive function. RESULTS: The resulting cognitive function scale is internally consistent and measures a component of health that is independent of the dimensions incorporated in the SF-36. It correlates well with established measures of brain injury severity and discriminates among patients with and without brain injury. CONCLUSION: This study underscores the need to supplement the SF-36 with a measure of cognitive function when evaluating outcome from multiple trauma involving head injury. Further studies are needed to validate the specific items chosen for measuring cognitive function.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-5282",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}