Xinhua S. Ren|Benjamin C. Amick|Li Heng Zhou|Barbara Gandek
Translation and Psychometric Evaluation of a Chinese Version of the SF-36 Health Survey in the United States
Bedford VA Research Corporation|Harvard University|Boston University|Harvard University|Deaconess Hospital|Tufts Medical Center
outcome measures rapidly becoming standard tools assessment clinical effectiveness measurement health status populations article document development selfadministered chinese version medical outcomes study 36item shortform health survey sf36 report results psychometric testing among 156 adult chinese americans boston massachusetts following standard guidelines chinese version sf36 developed forwardbackward translation techniques committee review used psychometric methods test assumptions underlying construction scoring scales evaluate reliability validity chinese sf36 measure health status preliminary results indicated missing value rates 36 items consistently low itemdiscriminant validity high 90 scaling successes six eight scales physical functioning rolephysical bodily pain general health roleemotional mental health cronbachs alpha coefficient 070 criterion scales except social functioning reliability estimates also appeared vary sample characteristics discuss implications findings identify work required