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Is the SF-12 version 2 Health Survey a valid and equivalent substitute for the SF-36 version 2 Health Survey for the Chinese?
Abstract
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: The scoring algorithm of the 12-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12) was revised in the second version (SF-12v2), but information on its psychometric properties is lacking. This study determined whether the SF-12v2 was a valid and equivalent substitute for the SF-36v2 Health Survey (version 2) for the Chinese. METHODS: A total of 2410 Chinese adults in Hong Kong completed the SF-36 Health Survey by telephone. The SF-12v2 data were extracted from the SF-36 data. Internal consistency was assessed by Cronbach's alpha, and test-retest reliabilities were evaluated by intraclass correlation. Criterion validity and equivalence were assessed using the SF-36v2 scores as a gold standard. Construct validity and sensitivity were assessed by known-group comparison. RESULTS: Internal consistency and test-retest reliabilities were good (range 0.67-0.82) for all except three scales. The SF-12v2 summary scores explained >80% of the total variances of the SF-36v2 summary scores. Construct validity and sensitivity were confirmed by significantly lower SF-12v2 scores in people with chronic diseases than those without. Effect size differences were less than 0.3 and relative validities were greater than 0.7 between SF-12v2 and SF-36v2 scores for different groups. CONCLUSION: The SF-12v2 was valid, reliable and sensitive for the Chinese. It is an equivalent substitute for the SF-36v2 for the summary scales.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Lam, E. T. P., Lam, C. L. K., Fong, D. Y. T., & Huang, W. W.
- Affiliations
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Venue
- Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2011-11-29
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 200-208
- ISSN
- 1356-1294 (ISSN-L)
- 1365-2753
- OpenAlex
- W1523504521
- Cited by
- 208
- References
- 11
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 6.47
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- The HKU Scholars Hub (University of Hong Kong) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- University of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Government
- 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
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Keywords
- SF-12v2, SF-36v2, Short Form Health Survey, Chinese adults, psychometric validation, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, construct validity, chronic disease, cross-cultural equivalence, Hong Kong
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Culture, Female, Health Status, Health Surveys, Hong Kong, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Psychometrics, Reproducibility of Results, Young Adult
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