Measuring Physical and Mental Health using the SF-12 : Implications for community surveys of mental health
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Windsor, Timothy; Butterworth, Peter; Jorm, Anthony F; Rodgers, Bryan; Anstey, Kaarin
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Objective: The effects of using different approaches to scoring the SF-12 summary scales of physical and mental health were examined with a view to informing the design and interpretation of community-based survey research. Method: Data from a population-based study of 7485 participants in three cohorts aged 20-24, 40-44 and 60-64 years were used to examine relationships among measures of physical and mental health calculated from the same items using the SF-12 and RAND-12 approaches to...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2006 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/18912 |
Source: | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1440-1614.2006.01886.x |
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