TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychometric properties of a Russian version of the SF-12 Health Survey in a refugee population
AU - Hoffmann, Christopher
AU - McFarland, Bentson H.
AU - Kinzie, J. David
AU - Bresler, Larissa
AU - Rakhlin, Dmitriy
AU - Wolf, Solomon
AU - Kovas, Anne E.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2005/9
Y1 - 2005/9
N2 - This project examined psychometric properties of a Russian translation of the 12-item Short-Form health survey questionnaire (SF-12) to assess physical and mental health status in members of the Russian-speaking refugee population. Translation and adaptation included (a) cross-cultural adaptation; (b) translation; (c) pre-testing; and (d) analysis of validity, reliability, and internal consistency. Seventeen Russian-speaking patients at a Russian psychiatric clinic were recruited for the study and were compared to a sample of 42 Russian-speaking members of the community. The instrument showed internal consistency when evaluated with coefficient alpha. As compared with community subjects, clinic patients had significantly lower scores, reflecting poorer physical and mental well being.
AB - This project examined psychometric properties of a Russian translation of the 12-item Short-Form health survey questionnaire (SF-12) to assess physical and mental health status in members of the Russian-speaking refugee population. Translation and adaptation included (a) cross-cultural adaptation; (b) translation; (c) pre-testing; and (d) analysis of validity, reliability, and internal consistency. Seventeen Russian-speaking patients at a Russian psychiatric clinic were recruited for the study and were compared to a sample of 42 Russian-speaking members of the community. The instrument showed internal consistency when evaluated with coefficient alpha. As compared with community subjects, clinic patients had significantly lower scores, reflecting poorer physical and mental well being.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.comppsych.2004.12.002
DO - 10.1016/j.comppsych.2004.12.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 16122541
AN - SCOPUS:23944477364
SN - 0010-440X
VL - 46
SP - 390
EP - 397
JO - Comprehensive Psychiatry
JF - Comprehensive Psychiatry
IS - 5
ER -