The Washington Psychosocial Seizure Inventory (WPSI): Psychometric evaluation and future applications

Seizure

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 261-267

  Chang, Chih Hung ^a,b   Gehlert, Sarah ^c  

^a EVANSTON NORTHWESTERN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Computerised adaptive testing; Item response theory; Psychometrics; Washington Psychosocial Seizure Inventory

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; EPILEPSY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; THEORY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037661202     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(02)00275-3     Document Type: Article

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