Development and calibration of a novel social relationship item bank to measure health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Singapore

Development and calibration of a novel social relationship item bank to measure health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Singapore

Abstract Background Social relationships (SR) is an important domain of health-related quality of life. We developed and calibrated a novel item bank to measure SR in Singapore, a multi-ethnic city in Southeast Asia. Methods We developed an initial candidate pool of 51 items from focus groups, indiv...

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Main Authors: Yu Heng Kwan, Elenore Judy Uy, Dianne Carrol Bautista, Xiaohui Xin, Yunshan Xiao, Geok Ling Lee, Mythily Subramaniam, Janhavi Ajit Vaingankar, Mei Fen Chan, Nisha Kumar, Yin Bun Cheung, Terrance Siang Jin Chua, Julian Thumboo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Subjects:
Interpersonal relations
Quality of life
Psychometrics
Singapore
Culture
Asia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12955-019-1150-9

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