The Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36 measured health status of the participants in eight general areas, including physical functioning, role limitations resulting from physical health problems, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, role limitations resulting from emotional problems, and mental health.
The SF-36 score improved significantly in the domains physical functioning, role limitations due to physical problems, bodily pain, vitality, social functioning and mental health, as did the Physical Component Summary Score.
At 1 year post-fusion, the mean SF-36 showed significant improvement in the domains physical functioning, role limitations due to physical problems, bodily pain, vitality, social functioning, and mental health, as well as in the Physical Component Summary Score.
The physical component summary (PCS) assesses physical functioning difficulties caused by physical problems, bodily pain and general health.
The Physical Composite Score comprises 4 domains (physical functioning, role limitations due to physical problems, bodily pain, and general health).
The PCS includes questions about physical functioning, role limitations due to physical health problems, bodily pain and general health.
Interviewers asked if, during menstruation, women suffered pelvic pain, dizziness, headache, bodily pains and problems in the days prior to menstruation.
The Physical Component Summary (PCS) of the SF-12 V2 focuses mainly on limitations in physical functioning, role limitations due to physical health problems, bodily pain, and general health.
Physical health includes the following domains: physical functioning, role limitations due to physical problems, bodily pain, and general perception of health.
