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Sensitivity of the SF‐36 to PTSD symptom change in veterans
Author(s) -
Shiner Brian,
Watts Bradley V.,
Pomerantz Andrew,
YoungXu Yig,
Schnurr Paula P.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1002/jts.20613
Subject(s) - concordance , posttraumatic stress , clinical psychology , psychology , psychiatry , sf 36 , medicine , health related quality of life , disease
The authors examined the relationship between changes in symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and functioning as measured by the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form‐36 (SF‐36) among 167 veterans in a primary care clinic. Those who reported at least moderate baseline symptoms were categorized as better, unchanged, or worse at reassessment. The SF‐36 was used to examine concordance between change in functioning and symptoms. Veterans with reliable changes in symptoms of PTSD showed corresponding statistically significant changes in functioning across health domains. Moreover, these changes in functioning were clinically significant on several SF‐36 subscales and on one summary scale.