Correlated physical and mental health composite scores for the RAND-36 and RAND-12 health surveys: can we keep them simple?

Correlated physical and mental health composite scores for the RAND-36 and RAND-12 health surveys: can we keep them simple?

Abstract Background The RAND-36 and RAND-12 (equivalent to versions 1 of the SF-36 Health Survey and SF-12 Health Survey, respectively) are widely used measures of health-related quality of life. However, there are diverging views regarding how to create the physical health and mental health composi...

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Main Authors: John Roger Andersen, Kyrre Breivik, Inger Elise Engelund, Marjolein M. Iversen, Jorunn Kirkeleit, Tone Merete Norekvål, Kjersti Oterhals, Anette Storesund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Subjects:
RAND-36
RAND-12
SF-36
SF-12
PCS
MCS
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-022-01992-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-022-01992-0

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