Examining the SF-36 in an older population: Analysis of data and presentation of Australian adult reference scores from the Dynamic Analyses to Optimise Ageing (DYNOPTA) project

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1227-1236

  Bartsch, Lauren J ^a   Butterworth, Peter ^a   Byles, Julie E ^b   Mitchell, Paul ^c   Shaw, Jonathan ^d   Anstey, Kaarin J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Psychometrics; Quality of life; SF 36

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 80053947010     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-011-9864-0     Document Type: Article

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