@article{210,
  keywords = {Health-Related Quality of Life, SF-36 questionnaire, Older people},
  author = {Raúl Barceló Reyna and Martha Ornelas Contreras and Humberto Blanco Vega},
  title = {Use of the SF-36 Health Questionnaire in older persons. Systematic review},
  abstract = {Introduction: The number of elderly people increases exponentially on a global scale, therefore, various investigations determine the self-perception of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of this population sector.

Goal: To assess the perceptions reported by elderly people in various countries on the dimensions that evaluate the HRQoL of the SF-36 questionnaire.

Method: A systematic review of the scientific production published in the Scopus, EBSCO, PubMed y LILACS databases during the months of June 1992-july 2020 was conducted.

Results: Seventeen studies involving 79,542 elderly people from nine countries were included. The best perceptions were manifested in the Social Functioning dimension; the lowest were for General Health and Vitality.

Conclusion: The SF-36 questionnaire is a pertinent tool to assess the HRQoL in elderly people from various countries. These people, by expressing their perception, give a determining weight to the Social Functioning dimension.},
  year = {2021},
  journal = {Ansiedad y Estrés},
  volume = {27},
  number = {2-3},
  pages = {95-102},
  month = {10/2021},
  issn = {1134-7937},
  isbn = {2174-0437},
  doi = {10.5093/anyes2021a13},
}