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01-03-2007 | Original Paper

The SF-36 Among Cambodian and Vietnamese Refugees: An Examination of Psychometric Properties

Auteurs: Devon E. Hinton, Samuel J. Sinclair, Rita C.-Y. Chung, Mark H. Pollack

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment | Uitgave 1/2007

Abstract

Among traumatized Cambodian (N=90) and Vietnamese (N=94) refugees attending a psychiatric clinic, the study examined the validity and psychometric properties of the Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36), a measure of self-perceived mental and physical health. In both patient samples, all eight SF-36 scales displayed excellent internal consistency (item-scale correlations and Cronbach's α). But, similar to other studies of Asian samples, (a) the Vitality (VT) scale did not separate from the Mental Health (MH) and General Health (GH) scales, as evidenced by item-scale and interscale correlations, and (b) the VT scale loaded as strongly (Vietnamese sample) or more strongly (Cambodian sample) than the MH scale on the so-called Mental Factor in a two-factor solution of the eight scales (with the GH scale also loading heavily on the same factor).

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Titel: The SF-36 Among Cambodian and Vietnamese Refugees: An Examination of Psychometric Properties
Auteurs: Devon E. Hinton
Samuel J. Sinclair
Rita C.-Y. Chung
Mark H. Pollack
Publicatiedatum: 01-03-2007
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment / Uitgave 1/2007
Print ISSN: 0882-2689
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3505
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-006-9022-0

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