Validation of the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (Hebrew Version) in the Adult Population of Israel

Abstract

Results of the analysis indicate that the instrument provided an appropriate measure of general health status. The findings clearly indicate that the translation into the Hebrew language and the application of the instrument to a culturally heterogeneous population did not diminish the qualities of the instrument. They also point to certain items that might be modified to reduce problems of synonimity and embeddedness.

Psychosocial predictors of weight loss and psychological adjustment following bariatric surgery and a weight‐loss program: The mediating role of emotional eating

“…The Hebrew version was validated by a large community survey. 38 In the present study, the total score was found to have a high internal consistency (a 5 0.91 before surgery/diet and a 5 0.92 1-year afterward). For the structural analyses, the quality of life latent factor was indicated by three indicators, each consisted of the mean of 12 of the items from the scale (a's ranging from 0.72 to 0.77).…”

Relationship of humour to health: A psychometric investigation

“…In regard to item homogeneity, Hays et al (1993), Lewin-Epstein et al (1998), and Van der Zee et al (1996) reported Cronbach alpha coef1cients ranging from .71 to .93 for the RAND 36 (in the present study, alpha coef1cients across the three groups ranged from .70 to .91). However, very high alpha coef1cients may result from item redundancy rather than internal consistency (see Boyle, 1991).…”

The classification systems of the EQ-5D, the HUI II and the SF-6D: what do they have in common?

“…Hitherto, such analyses are rare. Admittedly, there are several statistical analyses that refer solely to the classification system of the SF-36, from which the classification system of the SF-6D is constructed [37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54]. There are, however, only a few studies in which the relations between the SF-36 and one or more different instruments have been investigated [55][56][57][58], and in only one of these analyses is a further generic instrument for measuring HRQoL considered [55].…”