Medical Outcomes Study: Mental Health Inventory
The 37 measures in the Mental Health Inventory are part of the 116 core measures of functioning and well-being from the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS), a two-year study of patients with chronic conditions.
Available documents:
MOS Mental Health Inventory Survey Instrument
Scoring Instructions for MOS Mental Health Inventory
The scoring instructions include references to many articles that describe the process by which the measures were developed and discuss their validity and reliability.
Related reading:
Measuring Function and Well-Being: The Medical Outcomes Study Approach
Stewart AL, Ware JE., eds. (1992)
User's Manual for Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) Core Measures of Health-Related Quality of Life
Hays, RD, Sherbourne, CD, Mazel, RM. RAND Corporation, MR-162-RC, 1995.
This manual summarizes the MOS measures and presents psychometric results from the MOS. It is designed to be a companion to the book, Measuring Function and Well-Being: The Medical Outcomes Study Approach.Other instruments from the Medical Outcomes Study
This website offers a list of all instruments that have been approved by the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Medical Outcomes Trust.
Bibliography for the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS)

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