The Veterans RAND 12-item Health Survey (VR-12) is a widely used patient-reported outcome instrument with extensive applications in clinical care and research over the last two decades.
There has been an increasing emphasis on placing patients at the center of clinical care and health care research and, in particular, assessing outcomes and experiences from the patient's perspective. One of the most widely used patient-reported outcome instruments is the Veterans RAND 12-item Health Survey (VR-12). This article reviews the VR-12 development and its applications over the last 2 decades, including research and potential uses in clinical care.
Selim et al. (Wed,) reported a review. Veterans RAND 12-Item Health Survey (VR-12) was evaluated. The Veterans RAND 12-item Health Survey (VR-12) is a widely used patient-reported outcome instrument with extensive applications in clinical care and research over the last two decades.