Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 8 , Pages 1059-1066 , August 2006

A Pilot Study to Modify the SF-36V Physical Functioning Scale for Use With Veterans With Spinal Cord Injury

Presented to the VA Health Services Research and Development Service Annual Research Conference, 2005, Baltimore, MD, and the American Paraplegia Society, 2005, Las Vegas, NV.

  • Stephen L. Luther, PhD

      Affiliations

    • VISN 8 Patient Safety Research Center, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, FL
    • College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Stephen L. Luther, PhD, Patient Safety Center, 11605 N Nebraska Ave, Tampa, FL 33612-5738
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  • Jeffrey Kromrey, PhD

      Affiliations

    • College of Education, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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  • Gail Powell-Cope, PhD, ARNP

      Affiliations

    • VISN 8 Patient Safety Research Center, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, FL
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  • Deborah Rosenberg, PhD

      Affiliations

    • VISN 8 Patient Safety Research Center, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, FL
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  • Audrey Nelson, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • VISN 8 Patient Safety Research Center, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, FL
    • College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
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  • Shahbaz Ahmed, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • VISN 8 Patient Safety Research Center, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, FL
    • College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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  • Patricia Quigley, PhD, ARNP, CRRN

      Affiliations

    • VISN 8 Patient Safety Research Center, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, FL
    • College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

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 Supported by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration VISN 8, VISN 8 Patient Safety Research Center, and VISN 8 Measurement and Evaluation Team.No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.05.010

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 8 , Pages 1059-1066 , August 2006

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