The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36): III. Tests of data quality, scaling assumptions, and reliability across diverse patient groups
CA McHorney, JE Ware Jr, JFR Lu… - Medical care, 1994 - journals.lww.com
The widespread use of standardized health surveys is predicated on the largely untested
assumption that scales constructed from those surveys will satisfy minimum psychometric
requirements across diverse population groups. Data from the Medical Outcomes Study
(MOS) were used to evaluate data completeness and quality, test scaling assumptions, and
estimate internal-consistency reliability for the eight scales constructed from the MOS SF-36
Health Survey. Analyses were conducted among 3,445 patients and were replicated across …
assumption that scales constructed from those surveys will satisfy minimum psychometric
requirements across diverse population groups. Data from the Medical Outcomes Study
(MOS) were used to evaluate data completeness and quality, test scaling assumptions, and
estimate internal-consistency reliability for the eight scales constructed from the MOS SF-36
Health Survey. Analyses were conducted among 3,445 patients and were replicated across …