title: Validity and reliability of the Persian translation of the SF-36 version 2 questionnaire.
abstract: To assess the validity and reliability of a Persian translation of the SF-36 questionnaire (version 2) as a tool for use in the general population and outpatients, we carried out a cross-sectional study of the staff of Shiraz Medical School during November 2001. Response rate was 83.6%. Internal consistency for 8 scales using Cronbach's alpha was 0.87 (minimum recommended 0.85). Construct validity was acceptable as correlation between scales and some sociodemographic characteristics was significant. The correlation coefficient between 8 scales and related principal components was also acceptable. This translation is an appropriate tool for assessing health perceptions of the population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Sari Medical School, Sari, Islamic Republic of Iran. nilo1351@yahoo.com
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authors.lastname: Motamed
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Ayatollahi
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authors.lastname: Zare
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sadeghi-Hassanabadi
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000208:ethnology; D011594:Psychometrics; D012380:Role; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012919:Social Behavior; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014175:Translating