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Development of a Vietnamese Version of the Short Form-36 Health Survey

R.E. Watkins, BSc, PhD

Division of Health Sciences, Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia, rwatkins{at}cc.curtin.edu.au

A.J. Plant, MBBS, PhD

Division of Health Sciences, Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia

D. Sang, PhD

Department of Psychology, The University of Western Australia

T. O'Rourke, MD, MPH

International Organisation for Migration, Zagreb, Croatia

B. Gushulak, BSc, MD

International Organisation for Migration, Geneva, Switzerland

we aimed to test the psychometric properties of a culturally relevant translation of the medical outcomes study short form-36 health survey (SF-36) with prospective Vietnamese migrants. The translated survey was interviewer-administered to 1610 Vietnamese aged over 15 years who had applied to migrate to Australia. All but two SF-36 items had good discriminant validity, and all eight scales of the Vietnamese version of the SFS-36 had good discriminant validity, which supports the use of SF-36 constructs to assess self-reported health status among Vietnamese migrants. However, the mental health, vitality and bodily pain scales demonstrated low internal consistency. This finding is likely to be a product of the increased diversity among scale items following modifications to improve cultural relevance. Further modifications to improve the internal consistency of these scales are required. Asia Pac J Public Health 2000;12(2): 118-123

Key Words: Health status • measurement • self-report • SF-36 • Vietnamese.

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, Vol. 12, No. 2, 118-123 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/101053950001200211
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