Table 2 Physicians' evaluation of the correlation between SF-36 and their clinical judgement of the patients' general health status.
Agree completely | Agree to some extent | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Disagree completely | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percentage of affirmative answers | |||||
1. The SF-36 index correlates well with my clinical judgement | 9 | 63 | 25 | 3 | 0 |
2. The SF-36 gave new information not known earlier | 0 | 14 | 53 | 21 | 12 |
3. The SF-36 gave new information relevant to the clinical decision | 0 | 8 | 24 | 42 | 26 |