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Reliability and validity of the SF-12 health survey among people with severe mental illness

Salyers, Michelle P., Bosworth, Hayden B., Swanson, Jeffrey W., Lamb-Pagone, Jerilynn, Osher, Fred C.·2000·Medical Care

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this work was to assess the reliability and validity of the Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 12-Item Health Survey (SF-12) in a large sample of people with severe mental illness (SMI). METHODS: We examined the internal factor structure of the SF-12, compared component scores for this sample with normative levels, examined test-retest reliability, and examined convergent and divergent validity by comparing SF-12 scores to other indexes of physical and mental health. RESULTS: The SF-12 distinguished this sample of people with SMI from the general population, was stable over a 1-week interval, consisted of 2 fairly distinct factors, and was related to physical and mental health indexes in expected ways. CONCLUSIONS: The SF-12 appears to be a psychometrically sound instrument for measuring health-related quality of life for people with SMI.

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Authors
Salyers, M. P., Bosworth, H. B., Swanson, J. W., Lamb-Pagone, J., & Osher, F. C.
Affiliations
Connecticut Valley Hospital (US)
Corresponding author
Salyers, Michelle P.
Venue
Medical Care
Published
2000-11
Volume
38
Issue
11
Pages
1141-1150
ISSN
0025-7079 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2092323433
Cited by
390
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35
Citations by year
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FWCI
10.35
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Medical Care (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01mh048103-08, 5r01mh050094-03)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (P50MH043703, P50-MH43703, R01-MH-50094-03S2, R01-MH48103-05)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
  • Social Sciences › Education › Health Education and Validation
Keywords
SF-12, health survey, severe mental illness, health-related quality of life, psychometric validation, reliability statistics, validity, factor structure, test-retest reliability, convergent validity, discriminant validity, physical health, mental health
MeSH terms
Adult, Connecticut, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Health Status, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Maryland, Mental Health, Middle Aged, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychometrics, Psychotic Disorders, Quality of Life, Severity of Illness Index

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