Validity of the mental health subscale of the SF-36 in persons with spinal cord injury.
Spinal Cord
; 50(9): 707-10, 2012 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
STUDY DESIGN:
Cross-sectional study 5 years after discharge from inpatient rehabilitation.OBJECTIVE:
To examine the psychometric properties of the Mental Health subscale (MHI-5) of the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI).SETTING:
Eight Dutch rehabilitation centres with specialised SCI units.METHODS:
Possible floor and ceiling effects were assessed, and Cronbach's α coefficient was calculated to assess internal consistency. Concurrent and divergent validity were assessed using Spearman correlations between the MHI-5 and measures of life satisfaction, neuroticism, vitality, general health, functional independence, participation, lesion characteristics and demographics.RESULTS:
There were no floor or ceiling effects, but the total MHI-5 score was slightly skewed (-1.15). Internal consistency was good (α=0.79). Concurrent validity was shown by significant Spearman correlations between the MHI-5 and life satisfaction (0.53), neuroticism (-0.55), vitality (0.53) and general health (0.37). Divergent validity was shown by weak and, in part, non-significant correlations between the MHI-5 and functional independence (0.09), participation (-0.28) and lesion characteristics (range -0.01-0.19).CONCLUSION:
The MHI-5 showed reliability and validity as a measure of mood in persons with SCI, and is a promising measurement instrument to assess mental health problems in this population.
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Assunto principal:
Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica
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Traumatismos da Medula Espinal
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Saúde Mental
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article