Considerations for measuring functioning of the elderly: IRM dimensionality and scaling analysis

Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 37-50

  Breithaupt, Krista ^a   Mcdowell, Ian ^b  

^a Examinations Team   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Dimensionality; Disability; Health measurement; Item response model

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LINEAR SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; THEORY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034861946     PISSN: 13873741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011424117583     Document Type: Article

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