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Validity and reliability of the SF-36 in Chilean older adults: the ALEXANDROS study.

To validate short-form-36 health survey (SF-36) with specific scoring algorithm obtained in a large sample of Chilean older people and to associate quality of life in this sample with social and health related factors. A cross-sectional study on 2,143 community-living subjects aged 60-92 years (33 %...

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Published in:European Journal of Ageing Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 127 - 135
Main Authors: Lera, Lydia, Fuentes-García, Alejandra, Sánchez, Hugo, Albala, Cecilia
Format: Article
Published: Springer Nature Jun2013
Subjects:
Chile
Anthropometry
Epidemiology
Health behavior
Life expectancy
Quality of life
Activities of daily living
Cross-sectional method
Algorithms
Chi-squared test
Confidence intervals
Statistical correlation
Factor analysis
Health surveys
Questionnaires
Research funding
Scale analysis (Psychology)
Statistics
U-statistics
Logistic regression analysis
Data analysis
Research methodology evaluation
Data analysis software
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