Journal of International Medical Research
Volume 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1184-1190

Reliability and validity testing of the SF-36 questionnaire for the evaluation of the quality of life of Chinese urban construction workers (Article)

Qu B. , Guo H.Q. , Liu J. , Zhang Y. , Sun G.*
  • a Faculty of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, China Medical University, 92 North Second Road, Shenyang 110001, China
  • b Faculty of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, China Medical University, 92 North Second Road, Shenyang 110001, China
  • c Faculty of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, China Medical University, 92 North Second Road, Shenyang 110001, China
  • d Medical Education Centre, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
  • e Faculty of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, China Medical University, 92 North Second Road, Shenyang 110001, China

Abstract

The quality of life (QOL) of the Chinese 'floating' migrant population is of growing concern. Urban construction workers are the main migrant population in China, but there is little published research on their QOL. The reliability and validity of the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) questionnaire were assessed by conducting a population-based study of migrant construction workers in Shenyang, China. Two construction sites were randomly selected from each of the five districts of Shenyang City and 1200 copies of the questionnaire were distributed to rurally-registered, non-Shenyang workers aged ≥ 16 years at these sites. A total of 1125 questionnaires were evaluated. The overall Cronbach's a coefficient of the SF-36 questionnaire was 0.821 while the respective Cronbach's a coefficient for each dimension was > 0.70. Results showed that the SF-36 questionnaire demonstrated good reliability and validity, and that it can be used to measure QOL among Chinese migrant urban construction workers. Copyright © 2009 Field House Publishing LLP.

Author Keywords

Migrant Chinese construction workers 36-Item short form health survey (SF-36) questionnaire Validity Reliability Quality of life

Index Keywords

urban population Short Form 36 urban area China validity Chinese Cronbach alpha coefficient construction work human validation study statistics work health status Job Satisfaction construction work and architectural phenomena quality of life Young Adult migrant worker Humans Facility Design and Construction Adolescent reliability reproducibility Reproducibility of Results questionnaire population research Article Questionnaires adult migration industrial worker occupational health Transients and Migrants
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DOI: 10.1177/147323000903700425
ISSN: 03000605
Cited by: 19
Original Language: English