title: Assessment of the Chinese-version SF-36 in the Chinese opiate addicts.
abstract: This study was designed to assess the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 (SF-36) assessed with opiate addicts in China. The sample was composed of 442 questionnaires from three regions in China, in 2004. The reliability of Chinese-version SF-36 was obtained using Cronbach's α and split-half coefficients and the validity was calculated using correlation analysis and confirmatory factor analysis method. The results of reliability and validity provide the first evidence that Chinese-version SF-36 is validated for Chinese addicts. The study's limitations are noted.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Peking University, 38 Xue Yuan Road, Hai Dian District, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Shiyan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Zhi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lian
authors.forename: Guikuan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Yanping
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.forename: Zhimin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires