Canadian normative data for the SF-36 health survey. Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study Research Group.

BACKGROUND: The Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short Form (SF-36) is a widely used measure of health-related quality of life. Normative data are the key to determining whether a group or an individual scores above or below the average for their country, age or sex. Published norms for the SF-36 exist for other countries but have not been previously published for Canada. METHODS: The Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study is a prospective …