General Health of End Stage Renal Disease Program Beneficiaries

A telephone survey of a national sample of 515 Medicare End Stage Renal Disease Program beneficiaries was conducted to obtain information on their health status and its determinants. The Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 (SF-36) was applied during the interview process to obtain the health-status...

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Autores principales: Ozminkowski, Ronald J., White, Alan J., Hassol, Andrea, Murphy, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: CENTERS for MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES 1997
Materias:
Innovations in Fee-for-Service Financing and Delivery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4194492/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10179995
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Sumario:A telephone survey of a national sample of 515 Medicare End Stage Renal Disease Program beneficiaries was conducted to obtain information on their health status and its determinants. The Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 (SF-36) was applied during the interview process to obtain the health-status information. The reliability of each SF-36 health-status dimension was at least 0.85, and the validity of seven of the eight dimensions was high. Weighted least-squares regression results showed that health-status levels were often lower among older patients and Hispanic persons, and sometimes lower for those with low incomes. The implications of using the SF-36 for health-status measurement are also described.

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