Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the SF-36 in older adults with diabetes in Beijing, China

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 273-281

  Hu, Jie ^a   Gruber, Kenneth J ^a   Hsueh, Kuei Hsiang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Health related quality of life; Older Chinese adults; Psychometrics; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; VALIDITY; VARIANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; LANGUAGE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 78349268387     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: 18728227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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