Short Form 12 Health Survey (SF-12)

The 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12) assesses mothers’ physical and mental health-related quality of life. Items are rated on a 3-point Likert scale, or rated as a yes/no-item.

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Waves
  • Generation R

  • Early pregnancy
    •   MM
    0 months - 6 months   From 2002-01-01 to 2005-12-31
  • Late pregnancy
    •   MM
    0 months - 2 months   From 2002-01-01 to 2005-12-31
  • 2 months
    •   MM
    0 months - 6 months   From 2002-01-01 to 2006-12-31
  • 6 months
    •   MM
    4 months - 12 months   From 2002-01-01 to 2006-12-31
  • 17-18 years
    •   MM CC
    17.0 - 18.0 years   From 2020-10-01 (ongoing)
    Mode of collection SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire
    Analysis unit Individual
    Instrument name Short Form 12 Health Survey (SF-12)
    Measure name Health-related quality of life
    References
    Gandek, B., Ware, J. E., Aaronson, N. K., Apolone, G., Bjorner, J. B., Brazier, J. E., Bullinger, M., Kaasa, S., Leplege, A., Prieto, L., & Sullivan, M. (1998). Cross-Validation of Item Selection and Scoring for the SF-12 Health Survey in Nine Countries. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 51(11), 1171–1178. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0895-4356(98)00109-7
    WARE, J. E., KOSINSKI, M., & KELLER, S. D. (1996). A 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey. Medical Care, 34(3), 220–233. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005650-199603000-00003
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