THE DUTCH VERSION OF THE NOTTINGHAM HEALTH PROFILE - INVESTIGATIONS OF PSYCHOMETRIC ASPECTS

Data on the adaptation, reliability, and validity of the Dutch version of the Nottingham Health Profile are discussed. The linguistic adapta tion of the English version into Dutch is described, followed by the f ield-testing procedure and the analyses of data from 276 selected subj ects from an average general medical group practice in a village nearb y Rotterdam. The internal consistency, Cronbach alphas, of the subscal es varied from .70 to .85. Test-retest measures for 51 patients with c ardiac problems gave Spearman correlations from .69 to .92, while the interscale relationships yielded six relatively independent areas of d iscomfort and stress. By means of logistic regression analysis on diff erences between old versus young, male versus female, and healthy vers us ill individuals, discriminant validity was satisfactory. Findings s uggest that the psychometric aspects of the Dutch version, also seen f rom a cross-cultural point of view, are sufficient. Nevertheless, furt her research on reliability and validity of the Dutch version is requi red to establish its usefulness with different patient groups.