The MOS 36‐Item Short‐Form Health Survey (SF‐36): II. Psychometric and Clinical Tests of Validity in Measuring Physical and Mental Health Constructs

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Summary

Cross-sectional data from the Medical Outcomes Study were analyzed to test the validity of the MOS 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) scales as measures of physical and mental health constructs and found the social functioning, vitality, and general health perceptions scales had the most complex interpretation.

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1993-03-01
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Mental health, Vitality, Psychology, Clinical psychology, Physical health

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