Normative Data for the Singapore English and Chinese SF-36 Version 2 Health Survey
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
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: 15-23, 2014.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>INTRODUCTION</b>The aim of this study is to report normative data for the Short-Form 36 version 2 (SF-36v2) for assessing health-related quality of life, in the Singapore general population.</p><p><b>MATERIALS AND METHODS</b>Data for English and Chinese-speaking participants of the Singapore Prospective Study Programme were analysed. The SF-36v2 scores were norm-based with the English-speaking Singapore general population as reference and reported by age (in decades), gender and ethnicity as well as for the 5 most prevalent chronic medical conditions. Scores were reported separately for the English and Chinese language versions.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>A total of 6151 English-speaking (61.5% Chinese and 19.2% Malay) and 1194 Chinese-speaking participants provided complete data. Mean (SD) age of all participants was 49.6 (12.58) years with 52.4% being women. In both languages, women reported lower scores than men on all scales. Among the chronic medical conditions, stroke had the largest impact on all English SF-36v2 scales and on 3 Chinese SF-36v2 scales (role-physical, general health and social functioning).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>We have provided detailed normative data for the Singapore English and Chinese SF-36v2, which would be valuable in furthering HRQoL research in Singapore and possibly the region.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Quality of Life
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Reference Standards
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Singapore
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Prospective Studies
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Health Surveys
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Language
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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