Equivalence of Chinese and US–English Versions of the SF-36 Health Survey |
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Authors: | Yu J Coons SJ Draugalis JR Ren XS Hays RD |
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Institution: | (1) Center for Health Outcomes and PharmacoEconomic Research and Division of Social and Administrative Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ;(2) Center for Health Quality, Outcomes, and Economic Research, VA Medical Center, Bedford, MA;(3) Department of Health Services, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA;(4) Departments of Medicine and Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, USA;(5) RAND, Santa Monica, CA, USA |
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Abstract: | This study evaluated the equivalence of Chinese and US–English versions of the SF-36 Health Survey in a convenience sample of 309 Chinese nationals bilingual in Chinese and English living in a US city. Snowball sampling was used to generate sufficient sample size. Internal consistency, test–retest, and equivalent-forms reliability were estimated. Patients were randomized to one of four groups: (1) English version completed first, followed by Chinese version (same occasion); (2) Chinese version completed first, followed by English version (same occasion); (3) English version completed once and then again 1-week later; (4) Chinese version completed once and then again 1-week later. Internal consistency reliability estimates for the Chinese and US–English versions of the SF-36 scales ranged from 0.60 to 0.88; test–retest reliability estimates (1 week time interval) ranged from 0.67 to 0.90. Reliability estimates for corresponding Chinese and US–English SF-36 scales tended to be similar and not significantly different. Equivalent-forms reliability estimates (product–moment correlations) ranged from 0.81 to 0.98. Mean SF-36 scale scores were comparable for both versions of the instrument. This study provides support for the equivalence of the Chinese and US–English versions of the SF-36. |
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Keywords: | Chinese translation Health-related quality of life Health status Reliability SF-36 |
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