ArticleJournal of pharmaceutical policy and practice2025
Psychometric properties of the 12-item short form health survey version 2 among general Thai samples: a Rasch analysis.
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Background: Although the 12-item Short Form Health Survey version 2 (SF-12v2) is suitable for measuring health status in the general Thai population, it has been evaluated using classical test theory. Rasch analysis, however, offers a psychometric testing method that converts ordinal scales to interval-level data without breaching parametric assumptions. Thus, this study aimed to assess the measurement properties of Thai SF-12v2 and SF-6D items derived from it among the general Thai population. Methods: Rasch analysis was performed on 300 participants randomly selected from a pool of 1200 general Thai population. The initial SF-12v2 items, physical component summary (PCS), mental component summary (MCS), and SF-6D items were evaluated for overall fit to the Rasch model using the Chi-square test and several key elements of Rasch measurement properties, including unidimensionality, reliability (internal consistency), local independence, ordering thresholds, targeting, and item invariance (differential item functioning [DIF]). Results: The two-domain subtests of the SF-12v2 showed an acceptable fit to the Rasch model (χ Conclusions: Rasch analysis supports the use of two-domain subtests of the SF-12v2 questionnaire for between-group analysis in the general Thai population. However, it does not support the use of individual PCS and MCS due to poor reliability. The SF-6D, achieving satisfactory reliability, was endorsed for eliciting utility scores for between-group analysis.
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