Quality of Life
Findings from University of Munster provide new insights into quality of life
Published in Drug Law Weekly, October 7th, 2008
According to recent research from Munster, Germany, " To confirm the factorial structure of the Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) in problem drug users and to compare their health-related quality of life (HRQOL) with general Dutch population norms. Data of 394 participants from the Amsterdam Cohort Study among drug users, who had completed once the SF-36 standard form (4 weeks recall) between February and August 2005, were analyzed."
"The factorial structure of the SF-36 was investigated by confirmatory factor analysis. Subsequently, sum scores of the eight SF-36 health dimensions were converted into z-scores by standardizing them with the mean and standard deviation...
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Source: Drug Law Weekly (2008-10-07)
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