Reliability and validity of the English (Singapore) and Chinese (Singapore) versions of the Short-Form 36 version 2 in a multi-ethnic Urban Asian population in Singapore

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2501-2508

  Thumboo, Julian ^a,b   Wu, Yi ^c   Tai, E Shyong ^b,c   Gandek, Barbara ^d   Lee, Jeannette ^c   Ma, Stefan ^e   Heng, Derrick ^e   Wee, Hwee Lin ^a,c  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asia; Health status; Health related quality of life; Psychometric properties; Singapore

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; EQUIPMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JAPAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SINGAPORE; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ETHNIC GROUPS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JAPAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SINGAPORE; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84892817612     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-013-0381-1     Document Type: Article

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