2.6.3. Health-Related Quality of Life
pain
The 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) was used to assess HRQoL. The SF-36 is a broadly based self-reported survey of health-related physical and mental functioning statuses. It assesses functioning on eight subscales including domains of physical functioning, physical role, bodily pain, general health, social functioning, vitality, emotional role, and mental health, and two general subscales covering the physical and mental health domains rated on a scale from 0–100. Lower scores indicate a more negative impact on health and daily functioning [