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2082/2012 - QUALIDADE DE VIDA RELACIONADA À SAÚDE NO BRASIL: DADOS NORMATIVOS PARA O SF-36 EM UMA AMOSTRA DA POPULAÇÃO GERAL DO SUL DO PAÍS.
HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN BRAZIL: NORMATIVE DATA FOR THE SF-36 IN A SOUTHERN GENERAL POPULATION SAMPLE

Author:

• LUCIANE NASCIMENTO CRUZ - Cruz, L.N. - PORTO ALEGRE, RS - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL - <lucianecrz@gmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Carisi A. Polanczyk - Polanczyk, C.A. - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - <cpolanczyk@hcpa.ufrgs.br>
• Marcelo P. Fleck - Fleck, M.P. - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - <mfleck.voy@terra.com.br>
• Michele R. Oliveira - Oliveira, M.R. - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - <michelerosana@gmail.com>
• Suzi A. Camey - Camey, S.A. - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - <sucamey@gmail.com>
• Juliana F. Hoffmann - Hoffmann, J.F. - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - <juliana.f.hoffmann@gmail.com>
• Ângela M. Bagattini - Bagattini, A.M. - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - <angelabagattini@gmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Epidemiologia

Abstract:

Objective: to provide normative scores of SF-36 in a general population sample in Brazil and to describe differences in mean scores according to sociodemographic characteristics. Research Design: SF-36 was applied to a randomly selected sample of the general population of Porto Alegre. Results: Response rate was 68% and 755 subjects were included (38% male, 62% female). Lower health status was reported to females, to the 30-44 year age cohort, to subjects in a lower economic class, less educated and reporting chronic medical conditions. Means and percentiles of scores of the SF-36 are reported as normative data for the general population. Conclusion: SF-36 was an acceptable and practical instrument for measuring health related quality of life in a sample of Brazilians. The results of this study can be useful to researchers using the SF-36 questionnaire in other cohorts to compare scores with normative data. SF-36 can be a valuable tool for studies on health inequalities due to the ability to discriminate different population sub cohorts.

Keywords:

Quality of life Epidemiology health status indicators

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Cruz, L.N., Polanczyk, C.A., Fleck, M.P., Oliveira, M.R., Camey, S.A., Hoffmann, J.F., Bagattini, A.M.. QUALIDADE DE VIDA RELACIONADA À SAÚDE NO BRASIL: DADOS NORMATIVOS PARA O SF-36 EM UMA AMOSTRA DA POPULAÇÃO GERAL DO SUL DO PAÍS.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2012/Nov). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/qualidade-de-vida-relacionada-agrave-sauacutede-no-brasil-dados-normativos-para-o-sf36-em-uma-amostra-da-populaccedilatildeo-geral-do-sul-do-paiacutes/11740?id=11740



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