Does Being Bilingual in English and Chinese Influence Responses to Quality-of-Life Scales
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9102553 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julian Thumboo (0000-0001-6712-5535, National University Hospital, corresponding author), Kok-Yong Fong, Kok‐Yong Fong (National University), David Machin (Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation), Siew-Pang Chan (0000-0001-6239-6483), Siew‐Pang Chan (Tan Tock Seng Hospital), Chang-Heok Soh (Tan Tock Seng Hospital), Keng-Hong Leong, Keng‐hong Leong (Center for Rheumatology, corresponding author), Pao-Hsii Feng, Pao‐hsii Feng (Center for Rheumatology, corresponding author), Szu-Tien Thio (Center for Rheumatology, corresponding author), Mee-Leng Boey, Mee‐leng Boey (Center for Rheumatology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 105-112 |
| Publication date | 2002-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948 |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1097/00005650-200202000-00005 |
| PMID | 11802083 |
| OpenAlex | W2091704937 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 21 |
BACKGROUND: It is not known if the inclusion of bilinguals affects the results of research using Quality-of-Life (QoL) scales. OBJECTIVE: To determine the influence of bilingualism on responses to a QoL scale. RESEARCH DESIGN: In this cross sectional study, a population-based, disproportionately stratified random sample of monolingual and bilingual ethnic Chinese completed the Short-Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) in English or Chinese (representing an alphabet and pictogram based language respectively). Cumulative logit regression models were used to assess the influence of bilingualism on SF-36 scores, while adjusting for the influence of questionnaire language and known determinants of QoL. RESULTS: English or Chinese SF-36 versions were completed by 1331 and 1380 subjects respectively (49% female, aged 21-65 years, 1366 bilingual, 501 English monolingual, 844 Chinese monolingual), with response rates exceeding 85%. Fifty percent of subjects were bilingual. Bilinguals differed from monolinguals in known determinants of QoL, being younger, better educated, and having fewer chronic medical conditions, and had SF-36 scores up to 8 points higher than monolinguals. After adjusting for these differences, bilingualism did not influence scores for any of eight SF-36 scales, whereas questionnaire language influenced scores for four scales. Use of the English SF-36 was associated with higher scores for General Health, Vitality, Role Emotional and Mental Health Scales (odds ratios 1.35-1.41), though the magnitude of these odds ratios suggests this association may not be clinically important. CONCLUSION: Bilingualism did not influence responses to a QoL scale in this large, population-based study of subjects fluent in an alphabet and/or pictogram based language
Disease · Environmental health · Health related quality of life · Logistic regression · Neuroscience of multilingualism · Odds · Odds ratio · Population · Quality of life (healthcare) · SF-36 · Cancer survivorship and care · Demography · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Medicine · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Psychology · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2005 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |