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      Psychometric Evaluation of the SF-36 ® Health Survey in Medicare Managed Care

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      , M.S., , M.Ed., , M.A., , Ph.D.
      Health Care Financing Review
      CENTERS for MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES

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          Data quality and scoring assumptions for the SF-36 ® Health Survey were evaluated among the elderly and disabled, using 1998 Cohort I baseline Medicare HOS data (n=177,714). Missing data rates were low, and scoring assumptions were met. Internal consistency reliability was 0.83 to 0.93 for the eight scales and 0.94 and 0.89, respectively, for the physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) component summary measures. Results declined with increased risk factors (e.g., older age, more chronic conditions), but were well above accepted standards for all subgroups. These findings support using standard algorithms for scoring the SF-36 ® in the HOS and subgroup analyses of HOS data.

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                Journal
                Health Care Financ Rev
                Health Care Financ Rev
                HCFR
                Health Care Financing Review
                CENTERS for MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES
                0195-8631
                1554-9887
                Summer 2004
                : 25
                : 4
                : 5-25
                Article
                hcfr-25-4-005
                4194895
                15493441
                b6494214-c575-4173-9c1d-392efd252e18
                Copyright @ 2004
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