Health-related quality of life in a Slovak representative sample: A validation study of the short Form-8 scale
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15510%2F25%3A73626806" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15510/25:73626806 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.valuehealthregionalissues.com/article/S2212-1099(24)00091-8/abstract" target="_blank" >https://www.valuehealthregionalissues.com/article/S2212-1099(24)00091-8/abstract</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vhri.2024.101058" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.vhri.2024.101058</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Health-related quality of life in a Slovak representative sample: A validation study of the short Form-8 scale
Original language description
Objectives: The Short Form-8 (SF-8) is a widely used 8-item tool for health-related quality of life assessment. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Slovak version of the SF-8 in a population sample. Methods: A cross-sectional survey on a Slovak representative sample (n = 1018; mean age 46.24 6 16.56 years; 51.3% women) monitoring health and well-being was performed in 2019. Exploratory network analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were used to assess the construct validity of the scale. Reliability and sociodemographic differences were evaluated. Results: A 2-factor model had an adequate fit to the data [c2(19) = 186.2, P ,.001, comparative fit index = 0.998, Tucker-Lewis index = 0.997, root mean square error of approximation = 0.093, standardized root mean of residuals = 0.039], with high reliability (a = 0.93, u = 0.95). The physical component score and mental component score (MCS) were negatively associated with the presence of chronic health conditions. Lower physical component score and MCS were associated with higher age (P , .001), and lower MCS were associated with female gender (P , .001). Conclusions: The Slovak version of the SF-8 represents a valuable tool for measuring health-related quality of life in the Slovak population in both practice and research.
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30304 - Public and environmental health
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
O - Projekt operacniho programu
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Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Value in Health Regional Issues
ISSN
2212-1099
e-ISSN
2212-1102
Volume of the periodical
46
Issue of the periodical within the volume
March
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
8
Pages from-to
1-8
UT code for WoS article
001445978900001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85209993643