Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Chinese SF-36

  • Reference work entry
Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research

  • 287 Accesses

Definition

The Chinese language versions of the SF-36 Health Survey, a proprietary 36-item, 8-scale general health status assessment tool with physical and mental health component summary measures.

Description

The SF-36 is a highly used instrument comprising of physical and mental health component summary measures based on eight subscales and one item measuring self-reported health transition (Ware, 2000). Physical health comprises the Physical Functioning, Role-Physical, Bodily Pain, and General Health subscales and mental health comprises the Vitality, Social Functioning, Role-Emotional, and Mental Health subscales. There are over 130 translations and English language adaptations of the SF-36, four of which are Chinese language versions (http://www.qualitymetric.com/Portals/0/Uploads/Documents/Public/QM_Catalog_2011.pdf ). Written Chinese has two forms. Traditional written characters are used in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macao and simplified written characters in mainland China and...

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 6,499.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book
USD 9,499.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  • Azen, S. P., Palmer, J. M., Carlson, M., Mandel, D., Cherry, B. J., Fanchiang, S.-P., et al. (1999). Psychometric properties of a Chinese translation of the SF-36 health survey questionnaire in the well elderly study. Journal of Aging and Health, 11, 240–251.

    Google Scholar 

  • Cheung, Y.-B., Machin, D., Fong, K.-Y., Thio, S.-T., & Thumboo, J. (2005). Discriminative ability of the short-form SF-36 health survey: A tale of two versions. Quality of Life Research, 14, 555–559.

    Google Scholar 

  • Cheung, Y.-B., Thumboo, J., Machin, D., Feng, P.-H., Boey, M.-L., Thio, S.-T., et al. (2004). Modelling variability of quality of life scores: A study of questionnaire version and bilingualism. Quality of Life Research, 13, 897–906.

    Google Scholar 

  • Fuh, J.-L., Wang, S.-J., Lu, S.-R., Juang, K.-D., & Lee, S.-J. (2000). Psychometric evaluation of a Chinese (Taiwanese) version of the SF-36 health survey amongst middle-aged women from a rural community. Quality of Life Research, 9, 675–683.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hu, J., Gruber, K. J., & Hsueh, K.-H. (2010). Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the SF-36 in older adults with diabetes in Beijing, China. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 88, 273–281.

    Google Scholar 

  • Jordan-Marsh, M., Cody, M., Silverstein, M., Chin, S.-Y., & Garcia, R. (2008). Assessing a self-report health measure for non-English-speaking elders: Issues in using the SF-36 health survey. Research on Social Work Practice, 18, 55.

    Google Scholar 

  • Koh, E. T., Leong, K. P., Tsou, I. Y. Y., Lim, V. H., Pong, L. Y., Chong, S. Y., et al. (2006). The reliability, validity and sensitivity to change of the Chinese version of the SF-36 in oriental patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology, 45, 1023–1028.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lam, C. L. K., Gandek, B., Ren, X. S., & Chan, M. S. (1998). Tests of scaling assumptions and construct validity of the Chinese (HK) version of the SF-36 Health Survey. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 51, 1139–1147.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lam, E. T. P., Lam, C. L. K., Lo, Y. C. C., & Gandek, B. (2008). Psychometrics and population norm of the Chinese (HK) SF-36 health survey_version 2. The Hong Kong Practitioner, 30, 195–198.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lam, C. L. K., Lauder, I. J., Lam, T. P., & Gandek, B. (1999). Population based norming of the Chinese (HK) version of the SF-36 health survey. The Hong Kong Practitioner, 21, 460–470.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lam, C. L. K., Tse, E. Y. Y., Gandek, B., & Fong, D. Y. T. (2005). The SF-36 summary scales were valid, reliable, and equivalent in a Chinese population. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 58, 815–822.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lee, J. W., Jones, P. S., Mineyama, Y., & Zhang, X. E. (2002). Cultural differences in response to a Likert scale. Research in Nursing and Health, 25, 295–306.

    Google Scholar 

  • Leung, Y. Y., Ho, K. W., Zhu, T. Y., Tam, L. S., Kun, E. W.-L., & Li, E. K.-M. (2010). Testing scaling assumptions, reliability and validity of medical outcomes study short-form 36 health survey in psoriatic arthritis. Rheumatology, 49, 1495–1501.

    Google Scholar 

  • Li, L., Wang, H. M., & Shen, Y. (2003). Chinese SF-36 health survey: Translation, cultural adaptation, validation, and normalisation. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 57, 259–263.

    Google Scholar 

  • Liu, C., Li, N., Ren, X., & Liu, D. (2010). Is traditional rural lifestyle a barrier for the quality of life assessment? A case study using the short form 36 in a rural Chinese population. Quality of Life Research, 19, 31–36.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lubetkin, E. I., Jia, H., & Gold, M. R. (2003). Use of the SF-36 in low-income Chinese American primary care patients. Medical Care, 41, 447–457.

    Google Scholar 

  • Ren, X. S., Amick, B. C., III, Zhou, L., & Gandek, B. (1998). Translation and psychometric evaluation of a Chinese version of the SF-36 health survey in the United States. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 51, 1129–1138.

    Google Scholar 

  • Shyu, Y.-I. L., Lu, J.-F. R., & Chen, S.-T. (2008). Psychometric testing of the SF-36 Taiwan version on older stroke patients. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 18, 1451–1459.

    Google Scholar 

  • Singapore Department of Statistics. (2011). Census of population 2010 statistical release 1: demographic characteristics, education, language and religion, http://www.singstat.gov.sg/pubn/popn/c2010sr1/t39-46.pdf. Accessed March 12, 2012.

  • Thumboo, J., Chan, S. P., Machin, D., & Soh, C. H. (2002). Measuring health-related quality of life in Singapore: Normal values for the English and Chinese SF-36 survey. Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, 31, 366–374.

    Google Scholar 

  • Thumboo, J., Cheung, Y.-B., Machin, D., Feng, P.-H., Boey, M.-E., Thio, S.-T., et al. (2005). Does being bilingual in English and Chinese influence changes in quality of life scale scores? Evidence from a prospective, population based study. Quality of Life Research, 14, 529–538.

    Google Scholar 

  • Thumboo, J., Fong, K.-Y., Machin, D., Chan, S.-P., Soh, C.-H., Leong, K.-H., et al. (2002a). Does being bilingual in English and Chinese influence responses to quality-of-life scales? Medical Care, 40, 105–112.

    Google Scholar 

  • Thumboo, J., Fong, K.-Y., Chan, S.-P., Machin, D., Feng, P.-H., Thio, S.-T., et al. (2002b). The equivalence of English and Chinese SF-36 versions in bilingual Singapore Chinese. Quality of Life Research, 11, 495–503.

    Google Scholar 

  • Thumboo, J., Fong, K.-Y., Machin, D., Chan, S.-P., Leong, K.-H., Feng, P.-H., et al. (2001). A community-based study of the scaling assumptions and construct validity of the English (UK) and Chinese (HK) SF-36 in Singapore. Quality of Life Research, 10, 175–188.

    Google Scholar 

  • Tsai, S.-Y., Chi, L.-Y., Lee, L.-S., & Chou, P. (2004). Health-related quality of life among urban, rural, and island community elderly in Taiwan. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 103, 196–204.

    Google Scholar 

  • Tseng, H.-M., Lu, J.-F. R., & Gandek, B. (2003a). Cultural issues in using the SF-36 health survey in Asia: Results from Taiwan. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 1, 72.

    Google Scholar 

  • Tseng, H.-M., Lu, J.-F. R., & Tsai, Y.-J. (2003b). Assessment of health-related quality of life in Taiwan: Norming and validation of SF-36 Taiwan version. Taiwan Journal of Public Health, 22, 512–518.

    Google Scholar 

  • Wang, W., Lopez, V., Ying, C. S., & Thompson, D. R. (2006). The psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the SF-36 health survey in patients with myocardial infarction in mainland China. Quality of Life Research, 15, 1525–1531.

    Google Scholar 

  • Wang, R., Wu, C., Zhao, Y., Yan, X., Ma, X., Wu, M., et al. (2008). Health related quality of life measured by the SF-36: A population-based study in Shanghai, China. BMC Public Health, 8, 292.

    Google Scholar 

  • Ware, J. E., Jr. (2000). SF-36 health survey update. Spine, 25, 3130–3139.

    Google Scholar 

  • Ware, J. E., Jr., & Gandek, B. (1998). Overview of the SF-36 health survey and the International Quality of Life Assessment (IQOLA) Project. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 51, 903–912.

    Google Scholar 

  • Ware, J. E., Jr., Keller, S. D., Gandek, B., Brazier, J. E., & Sullivan, M. (1995). Evaluating translations of health status questionnaires. Methods from the IQOLA project. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 11, 525–551.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC, 3125, Australia

    Anthony Barnett

Authors
  1. Anthony Barnett
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Anthony Barnett .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC, Canada

    Alex C. Michalos

  2. (residence), Brandon, MB, Canada

    Alex C. Michalos

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2014 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht

About this entry

Cite this entry

Barnett, A. (2014). Chinese SF-36. In: Michalos, A.C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_356

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_356

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht

  • Print ISBN: 978-94-007-0752-8

  • Online ISBN: 978-94-007-0753-5

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation