{"id":60318,"date":"2015-01-05T08:44:10","date_gmt":"2015-01-05T13:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/?page_id=60318"},"modified":"2024-08-22T11:50:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T15:50:03","slug":"vr-36-vr-12-and-vr-6d","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/research\/centers-and-groups\/vr-36-vr-12-and-vr-6d\/","title":{"rendered":"VR-36, VR-12 and VR-6D"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"callout alignright\"><div class=\"callout-content\"><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"text-subtitle\"><a title=\"About the VR-36\u00a9, VR-12\u00a9 and VR-6D\u00a9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/research\/research-landing-page\/vr-36-vr-12-and-vr-6d\/about-the-vr-36-vr-12-and-vr-6d\/\">About the VR-36<sup>\u00a9<\/sup>, VR-12<sup>\u00a9<\/sup> and VR-6D<sup>\u00a9<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"When to Use\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/research\/research-landing-page\/vr-36-vr-12-and-vr-6d\/about-the-vr-36-vr-12-and-vr-6d\/when-to-use-vr\/\">When to Use VR<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"History of Development\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/research\/research-landing-page\/vr-36-vr-12-and-vr-6d\/about-the-vr-36-vr-12-and-vr-6d\/history-of-vr-development\/\">History of the VR Development<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Translations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/research\/research-landing-page\/vr-36-vr-12-and-vr-6d\/about-the-vr-36-vr-12-and-vr-6d\/translations\/\">Translations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Principal Researchers for Development of the Instruments\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/research\/research-landing-page\/vr-36-vr-12-and-vr-6d\/about-the-vr-36-vr-12-and-vr-6d\/principal-researchers-for-development-of-the-instruments\/\">Researchers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/research\/research-landing-page\/vr-36-vr-12-and-vr-6d\/updates\/\" title=\"Updates\">Updates<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"text-subtitle\"><a title=\"How to Use The Instruments\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/research\/research-landing-page\/vr-36-vr-12-and-vr-6d\/how-to-use-the-instruments\/\">How to use the instruments<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Mode of Administration\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/research\/research-landing-page\/vr-36-vr-12-and-vr-6d\/how-to-use-the-instruments\/mode-of-administration\/\">Mode of Administration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Scoring and Population Norms\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/research\/research-landing-page\/vr-36-vr-12-and-vr-6d\/how-to-use-the-instruments\/scoring-and-population-norms\/\">Scoring and Population Norms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Scores Interpretation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/research\/research-landing-page\/vr-36-vr-12-and-vr-6d\/how-to-use-the-instruments\/scores-interpretation\/\">Scores Interpretation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"text-subtitle\"><a title=\"Resources\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/research\/research-landing-page\/vr-36-vr-12-and-vr-6d\/resources\/\">Resources<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Links of Interest\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/research\/research-landing-page\/vr-36-vr-12-and-vr-6d\/resources\/links-of-interest\/\">Links of Interest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"References\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/research\/research-landing-page\/vr-36-vr-12-and-vr-6d\/resources\/references\/\">References<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Implementation in Non-research Settings\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/research\/research-landing-page\/vr-36-vr-12-and-vr-6d\/resources\/implementation-in-non-research-settings\/\">Implementation in Non-research Settings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"text-subtitle\"><a title=\"Request Access\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/research\/research-landing-page\/vr-36-vr-12-and-vr-6d\/request-access\/\">Request Access<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/aside>\n<h3>Welcome<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The VR-36<sup>\u00a9<\/sup> and VR-12<sup>\u00a9<\/sup> are generic instruments to measure health related quality of life. The VR-<span>6D<\/span><sup>\u00a9<\/sup> is a utility metric derived from the VR-<span>12<\/span><sup>\u00a9<\/sup><span> <\/span> useful in cost-effectiveness analyses. There are more than 5 million administrations globally.<\/p>\n<p>The VR-36<sup>\u00a9<\/sup>, VR-12<sup>\u00a9<\/sup> and VR-6D<sup>\u00a9<\/sup> questionnaires, scoring algorithms and imputation programs are all in the public domain and available for use on special request from the developers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Request permission to use the VR-36<sup>\u00a9<\/sup>, VR-12<sup>\u00a9<\/sup> or VR-6d<sup>\u00a9<\/sup> documentation and scoring algorithms.<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/research\/research-landing-page\/vr-36-vr-12-and-vr-6d\/request-access\/\" class=\"button\" >Request Access Now<\/a>\n<p>The VR-36<sup>\u00a9<\/sup>, VR-12<sup>\u00a9<\/sup> and VR-6D<sup>\u00a9<\/sup> were developed with the support and endorsement of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.<\/p>\n<p>The computer programs to create VR scales and PCS\/MCS summaries are copyright (all rights reserved) by the Trustees of Boston University to ensure the integrity of the assessments.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Highlighted Articles<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Selim, Alfredo J.,\u00a0 Shirley X. Qian, William Rogers, Deepa Arya, Kimberly Simmons, Gabriel D. Shapiro, Lily A. Sonis, and Lewis E. Kazis. 2019. &#8220;Health Status in Adults With Chronic Conditions:\u00a0 Intervention Strategies for Improving Patient-Reported Outcomes.&#8221;\u00a0The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management\u00a042 (1): 2-20.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/scinapse.io\/papers\/2902662685\">https:\/\/scinapse.io\/papers\/2902662685<\/a><a href=\"\/sph\/files\/2019\/12\/Selim2018_Article_ANewAlgorithmToBuildBridgesBet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kazis, Lewis E., William Rogers, James Rothendler, Shirley Qian, and Alfredo Selim. 2019.\u00a0Scoring of the VR-12\u00a9 to Best Match Scores of the SF-12v2\u00ae\u00a0 in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.\u00a0Boston University Technical Report to the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ).<\/p>\n<p>Selim, Alfredo, William Rogers, Shirley Qian, James A Rothendler, Erin E Kent, and Lewis E Kazis. 2018. &#8220;A new algorithm to build bridges between two patient-reported health outcome instruments: the MOS SF-36\u00ae and the VR-12 Health Survey.&#8221;\u00a0Quality of Life Research\u00a027 (8): 2195\u20132206.\u00a0<a href=\"\/sph\/files\/2019\/12\/Selim2018_Article_ANewAlgorithmToBuildBridgesBet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Selim2018_Article_ANewAlgorithmToBuildBridgesBet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Berlowitz, Dan R, Capri G Foy, Lewis E Kazis, Linda P Bolin, Molly B Conroy, Peter Fitzpatrick, Tanya R Gure, Paul L Kimmel, Kent Kirchner, Donald E Morisky, Jill Newman, Christine Olney, Suzanne Oparil, Nicholas M Pajewski, James Powell, Thomas Ramsey, Debra L Simmons, Joni Snyder, Mark A Supiano, Daniel E Weiner, Jeff Whittle, and SPRINT Research Group. 2017. &#8220;Effect of Intensive Blood-Pressure Treatment on Patient-Reported Outcomes.&#8221;\u00a0The New England Journal of Medicine\u00a0377: 733-744.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nejm.org\/doi\/full\/10.1056\/NEJMoa1611179\">http:\/\/www.nejm.org\/doi\/full\/10.1056\/NEJMoa1611179<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rogers, W. R., Qian, S., Kazis, L. 2004. \u201cImputing the Physical and Mental Summary Scores (PCS and MCS) for the MOS SF-36 and the Veterans SF-36 Health Survey in the presence of Missing Data.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hosonline.org\/globalassets\/hos-online\/publications\/hos_veterans_36_imputation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/hosonline.org\/globalassets\/hos-online\/publications\/hos_veterans_36_imputation.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Avron Spiro III, W. H. R., Shirley Qian, Lewis Kazis. 2004. Imputing Physical and Mental Summary Scores (PCS and MCS) for the Veterans SF-12 Health Survey in the Context of Missing Data. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hosonline.org\/globalassets\/hos-online\/publications\/hos_veterans_12_imputation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.hosonline.org\/globalassets\/hos-online\/publications\/hos_veterans_12_imputation.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-video\"><\/p>\n<p>[<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VmL2XJ_4jvk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>]<br \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome &nbsp; The VR-36\u00a9 and VR-12\u00a9 are generic instruments to measure health related quality of life. The VR-6D\u00a9 is a utility metric derived from the VR-12\u00a9 useful in cost-effectiveness analyses. There are more than 5 million administrations globally. The VR-36\u00a9, VR-12\u00a9 and VR-6D\u00a9 questionnaires, scoring algorithms and imputation programs are all in the public domain [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8472,"featured_media":0,"parent":222673,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"bu-publication":[],"profile_tax":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60318"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8472"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60318"}],"version-history":[{"count":49,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":186410,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60318\/revisions\/186410"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/222673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"bu-publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-publication?post=60318"},{"taxonomy":"profile_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile_tax?post=60318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}