Health Survey Norms for Turkish Urban Population
Author Information
Author(s): Demiral Yucel, Ergor Gul, Unal Belgin, Semin Semih, Akvardar Yildiz, Kıvırcık Berna, Alptekin Köksal
Primary Institution: Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine
Hypothesis
The study aims to obtain population norms for the SF-36 health survey and assess its association with demographic and socioeconomic variables in an urban population in Turkey.
Conclusion
The SF-36 can be a valuable tool for studies on health outcomes in the Turkish population and may help research health inequalities in Turkey and other developing countries.
Supporting Evidence
- The SF-36 was found to be capable of discriminating disease status.
- Women reported poorer health compared to men in general.
- Social risk factors were associated with worse health profiles.
Takeaway
This study looked at how healthy people in Turkey feel and found that the SF-36 survey is a good way to measure health in different groups of people.
Methodology
A cross-sectional study using face-to-face interviews with a systematically selected sample from two urban Health Districts in Izmir, Turkey.
Potential Biases
Potential bias due to the mode of administration of the questionnaire and the demographic characteristics of the sample.
Limitations
The results may not be generalizable to the entire Turkish population as the sample was limited to urban residents of Izmir.
Participant Demographics
The mean age of participants was 42.9 years, with 47.6% being men; 9% were over 65 years old.
Statistical Information
P-Value
p<0.0001
Confidence Interval
95%
Statistical Significance
p<0.0001
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