Beware of the origin of numbers: Standard scoring of the SF-12 and SF-36 summary measures distorts measurement and score interpretations

Hagell, P; Westergren, A; Arestedt, K

Hagell, P (reprint author), Kristianstad Univ, Sch Hlth & Soc, PRO CARE Grp, SE-29188 Kristianstad, Sweden.

RESEARCH IN NURSING & HEALTH, 2017; 40 (4): 378

Abstract

The 12-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) is a generic health rating scale developed to reproduce the Physical and Mental Component Summary scores ......

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