Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the SF-36 health survey for use among Turkish and Moroccan ethnic minority populations in the Netherlands

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 753-764

  Hoopman, Rianne ^a,b   Terwee, Caroline B ^b   Devillé, Walter ^c   Knol, Dirk L ^b   Aaronson, Neil K ^a  

^a ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; DIF; Ethnic minority; Factor analysis; Health status assessment; Moroccan; Psychometrics; SF 36 Health survey; Turkish

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MOROCCO; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SHORT FORM 36; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOROCCO; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650717294     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-009-9491-1     Document Type: Article

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