The journal of nutrition, health & aging
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J Nutr Health Aging · Apr 2010
Comparative StudyWhich generic health related Quality of Life questionnaire should be used in older inpatients: comparison of the Duke Health Profile and the MOS Short-Form SF-36?
The objective of our study was to compare advantages and limitations of two generic Quality of Life questionnaires administered in older inpatients. ⋯ This is the first study to our knowledge to assess the interest of using the Duke Health Profile in a general elderly inpatients population as compared with the SF-36 questionnaire. Although these two questionnaires have four comparable dimensions, they differ in their content and psychometric properties. The Duke questionnaire, due to its better completion rate and despite some psychometric limitations may be useful in this population, particularly in the more frail patients.