Table 7.
NHP | SF-36 | ||
---|---|---|---|
Validity | Face | ✓ | ✓ |
Content | ✓ | ✓ | |
Construct | ✓ | ✓ | |
Comparison | ✓ | ✓ | |
Sensitivity | ✓ | ✓ | |
Factors | 5 | 9 | |
Reliability | Inter-tester | ✓ | ✓ |
Intra-tester | ✓ | ✓ | |
Test–retest | ✓ | ✓ | |
Internal | |||
Consistency | ✓ | ✓ | |
Simple instructions, short, simply worded items | ✓ | ✓ | |
<20 items | |||
Number of items | 38 | 36 | |
Able to be scored manually | |||
<15 minutes administration time | ✓ | ||
Estimated average time to administer | 10 | 20 | |
Norms | ✓ | ✓ | |
Cut off scores | |||
Specific to NZ | ✓ | ||
No cost | |||
No registration/limitations | |||
Total score | 12 | 12 |
Abbreviations: NHP, Nothngham Health Profile; SF-36, Short Form Health Survey-36.