Comparison of Rasch and summated rating scales constructed from SF-36 physical functioning items in seven countries: Results from the IQOLA Project

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1203-1214

  Raczek, Anastasia E ^a   Ware, John E ^b   Bjorner, Jakob B ^c   Gandek, Barbara ^b   Haley, Stephen M ^d   Aaronson, Neil K ^e   Apolone, Giovanni ^f   Bech, Per ^g   Brazier, John E ^h   Bullinger, Monika ⁱ   Sullivan, Marianne ^j  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^f MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^g FREDERIKSBORG GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^j Institute of Laboratory Medicine   (Sweden)

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Author keywords

International comparisons; Item response theory; Physical functioning; Rasch model; SF 36 Health Survey; Translations; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0032211655     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(98)00112-7     Document Type: Article

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