Why the study?
What are the normative SF-36 health status scores for intercollegiate athletes compared to the general population?
Population
696 United States National Collegiate Athletic Association Division-I and II student athletes cleared for…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Supports athlete-specific SF-36 norms for baseline assessments; leaves open utility in post-injury tracking.
What are the normative SF-36 health status scores for intercollegiate athletes compared to the general population?
Intercollegiate athletes have significantly higher baseline self-reported health status on the SF-36 compared to the general population, providing important normative data for evaluating post-injury or post-intervention status.
Huffman et al. (2008) studied this question.
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