(1) Global Health Economics, Amgen, Inc, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA;(2) UCLA, School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA;(3) UCLA, Department of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA;(4) RAND, Health Program, Santa Monica, CA, USA
Abstract:
Background
The SF-36 and SF-12 summary scores were derived using an uncorrelated (orthogonal) factor solution. We estimate SF-36 and SF-12 summary scores using a correlated (oblique) physical and mental health factor model.