Do the SF-36 and WHOQOL-BREF measure the same constructs? Evidence from the taiwan population

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-24

  Huang, I Chan ^a   Wu, Albert W ^a,b   Frangakis, Constantine ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health status; Quality of life; SF 36; WHOQOL BREF

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; EFFECT SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MULTITRAIT MULTIMETHOD; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36; STANDARDIZATION; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; TAIWAN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TAIWAN;

EID: 30744471410     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-005-8486-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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