caa a22 4500 606210717 CHVBK 20210128101034.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10926-014-9531-8 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10926-014-9531-8 Reference Values for the SF-36 in Canadian Injured Workers Undergoing Rehabilitation [Elektronische Daten] [Douglas Gross, Fahad Algarni, Riikka Niemeläinen] Purpose The Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short Form Survey (SF-36) is a widely used measure of health-related quality of life and normative reference values have been published for the general population of several countries. Since injured workers often experience pain, disability and other health challenges, we evaluated SF-36 reference values for Canadian workers' compensation claimants undergoing rehabilitation. Methods Descriptive cross-sectional design. Data were gathered as part of a study aimed at developing a tool for selecting rehabilitation programs. Data were available on a wide variety of measures, including the SF-36. We calculated age- and sex-adjusted reference values, and stratified analyses based on type of rehabilitation, employment status and diagnostic group. Results Data were available on 5,622 claimants undergoing rehabilitation. Claimants reported significant limitations on all SF-36 scales, but were especially limited on the Role Emotional and Bodily Pain scales (~3 standard deviations below typical Canadian norms). Unemployed, middle-aged claimants undergoing chronic pain programs reported the lowest health status, but SF-36 scores varied minimally across diagnoses. Conclusions Claimant scores on the SF-36 were below population norms across all health scales and differed depending on age, employment status and type of rehabilitation. These data will be useful for assessing the health status of injured workers and evaluating the effect of rehabilitation interventions. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2014 Health-related quality of life nationallicence Compensation nationallicence Occupational injuries nationallicence Outcome measurement nationallicence Disability insurance nationallicence Gross Douglas Department of Physical Therapy, 2-50 Corbett Hall, University of Alberta, T6G 2G4, Edmonton, AB, Canada aut Algarni Fahad Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada aut Niemeläinen Riikka Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) Alberta Millard Health, Edmonton, AB, Canada aut Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 25/1(2015-03-01), 116-126 1053-0487 25:1<116 2015 25 10926 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-014-9531-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-014-9531-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gross Douglas Department of Physical Therapy, 2-50 Corbett Hall, University of Alberta, T6G 2G4, Edmonton, AB, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Algarni Fahad Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Niemeläinen Riikka Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) Alberta Millard Health, Edmonton, AB, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 25/1(2015-03-01), 116-126 1053-0487 25:1<116 2015 25 10926