ScholarLens Back to search
2011•Zhongguo kangfu lilun yu shijianRequires access

Reliability of 36-item Short Form Health Survey (Chinese Version) in Assessing the Quality of Life in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis

Weng Chang-shu

Open publisher page 0 citations

Abstract

Objective To determine whether the Chinese version of 36-item Short Form Health Survey(SF-36) can be taken as an effective assessment to evaluate the quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis.Methods 30 patients with knee osteoarthritis were tested twice in 3 d with the Chinese version SF-36 by two standard-trained testers.The Cronbach's α coefficient and intraclass correlation coefficient(ICC) were investigated.Results The ICC of total scores and parts scores in the Chinese version SF-36 were 0.54~0.91,while the Cronbach's α coefficients were 0.70~0.95.Conclusion The Chinese version SF-36 is reliable in evaluating the quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

About this research paper

What this paper is about

Objective To determine whether the Chinese version of 36-item Short Form Health Survey(SF-36) can be taken as an effective assessment to evaluate the quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis.Methods 30 patients with knee osteoarthritis were tested twice in 3 d with the Chinese version SF-36 by two standard-trained testers.The Cronbach's α coefficient and intraclass correlation coefficient(ICC) were investigated.Results The ICC of total scores and parts scores in the Chinese version SF-36 were 0.54~0.91,while the Cronbach's α coefficients were 0.70~0.95.Conclusion The Chinese version SF-36 is reliable in evaluating the quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Why it matters

A significance statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Key contribution

A contribution statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Method / approach

Method details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Main findings

Findings are not separately available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Limitations

Limitations are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Applications

Application details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Available abstract

Objective To determine whether the Chinese version of 36-item Short Form Health Survey(SF-36) can be taken as an effective assessment to evaluate the quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis.Methods 30 patients with knee osteoarthritis were tested twice in 3 d with the Chinese version SF-36 by two standard-trained testers.The Cronbach's α coefficient and intraclass correlation coefficient(ICC) were investigated.Results The ICC of total scores and parts scores in the Chinese version SF-36 were 0.54~0.91,while the Cronbach's α coefficients were 0.70~0.95.Conclusion The Chinese version SF-36 is reliable in evaluating the quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Key concepts: Cronbach's alpha, Intraclass correlation, Osteoarthritis, Reliability (semiconductor), Physical therapy, Quality of life (healthcare), Medicine, SF-36

Related papers

Related paper 1Related paper 2Related paper 3
Back to paper searchBrowse research topicsOriginal source
Reliability of 36-item Short Form Health Survey (Chinese Version) in Assessing the Quality of Life in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis — Research Paper | ScholarLens