Validation of the SF12 mental and physical health measure for the population from a low-income country in sub-Saharan Africa

Validation of the SF12 mental and physical health measure for the population from a low-income country in sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract Introduction The Short Form Survey 12-item (SF12) mental and physical health version has been applied in several studies on populations from Sub-Saharan Africa. However, the SF12 has not been computed and validated for these populations. We address in this paper these gaps in the literature...

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Main Authors: Julius Ohrnberger, Laura Anselmi, Eleonora Fichera, Matt Sutton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Subjects:
SF12 scale validation
LMICs
Mental health
Physical health
Malawi
Health policy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12955-020-01323-1

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