Responsiveness of the SF-36 general health domain: observations from 14883 spine surgery procedures.

Anders JoelsonFreyr Gauti SigmundssonJan Karlsson

Published in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2021)

The SF-36 GH domain should be used with caution when evaluating effects on GH perceptions after spine surgery procedures. The lack of responsiveness is most probably explained by ceiling effects for items 11a-c and a negative effect size of change for item 11c.

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growth hormone
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primary care
mental health
health information
health promotion