The Cyprus Women's Health Research (COHERE) initiative: normative data from the SF-36v2 questionnaire for reproductive aged women from the Eastern Mediterranean.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Describe the health-related quality of life for a representative cohort of women aged 18-55 in Northern Cyprus.

Methods

We utilised the SF-36-Health-Survey-version-2 (SF-36v2) questionnaire as part of the COHERE Initiative study to calculate the eight physical and mental subscale scores, as well as the two overall summary measures for physical and mental health, where we present results using Cyprus-specific scoring as well as scores based on the test developers' algorithms. We examined associations between sociodemographic characteristics for both scores.

Results

A total of 7089 women fully completed the SF-36v2 questionnaire (mean age = 36.9), which was reliable and valid in this population. We observed better physical health in ages 18-25 compared to 46-55

SUBMITTER: Swift B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9188500 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature