Observed Agreement Problems between Sub-Scales and Summary Components of the SF-36 Version 2 - An Alternative Scoring Method Can Correct the Problem

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Tucker, Graeme ^a,b   Adams, Robert ^c   Wilson, David ^c  

^a SA Department of Health   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PHYSICAL AND MENTAL COMPONENT SUMMARY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SHORT FORM 36 VERSION 1; SHORT FORM 36 VERSION 2;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84876082480     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061191     Document Type: Article

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