Open AccessValidity and reliability of MOS short form health survey (SF-36) for use in India
Author(s) -
Richa Sinha,
W.J.A. van den Heuvel,
Perianayagam Arokiasamy
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0218.106623
Subject(s) - varimax rotation , reliability (semiconductor) , psychology , discriminant validity , scale (ratio) , face validity , validity , statistics , cronbach's alpha , clinical psychology , psychometrics , internal consistency , mathematics , geography , cartography , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
Health is defined as the state of complete physical, mental and social well-being than just the absence of disease or infirmity. In order to measure health in the community, a reliable and validated instrument is required.