Publication |
Author(s) | Lam, C.L.; Chan, M.S.; Gandek, B.; Ren, X.S. |
Title | Tests of Scaling Assumptions and Construct Validity of the Chinese (HK) Version of the SF - 36 Health Survey. |
Source | Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 1998, Vol. 51, 1139 - 1147 |
DOI | doi:10.1016/S0895-4356(98)00105-X |
Investigation |
Public | 14+aged patients and students, Hong Kong 1996 |
Collect period | 12 |
| December 1995 to February 1996. |
Survey name | Not available |
Sample | Probability stratified sample |
| Two convenience samples of Chinese people aged more than 14 years were used. The first sample was drawn from one of every 3 patients attending a governement-funded family medicine clinic in Hong Kong. The second sample were university students randomly sampled from different faculties of the university of Hong Kong. |
Respondents N = | 236 |
| 185 clinic patients and 51 university students |
Non Response | 0% |
| Non-response not reported |
Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
| In Cantonese language |
Happiness measure(s) used |
Author's label | | Our subject description |
Bodily pain | show | Pain |
General Health | show | Self-perceived health |
Health Transition | show | Change in physical health |
Mental Health | show | Scores on symptom inventories |
Physical Functioning | show | Restrictions to physical functioning |
Role Emotional (Limitations due to emotional health problems) | show | Actual work-performance |
Role Emotional (Limitations due to emotional health problems) | show | Current functional health, also classified as above ↑ |
Role physical (Limitations due to physical health problems) | show | Actual work-performance |
Role physical (Limitations due to physical health problems) | show | Physical handicap, also classified as above ↑ |
Role physical (Limitations due to physical health problems) | show | Restrictions to physical functioning, also classified as above ↑ |
Social Functioning | show | Restrictions to social functioning |
Vitality | show | Feeling energetic (vs lethargic, tired) |