Scaling the sickness impact profile using item response theory: An exploration of linearity, adaptive use, and patient driven item weights

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 66-74

  Lindeboom, R ^a   Holman, R ^d   Mmath, ^a   Dijkgraaf, M G W ^a   Sprangers, M A G ^a   Buskens, E ^b   Diederiks, J P ^c   De Haan, R J ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Maastricht University ^*

Author keywords

Calibration; Instrument validation; Item bias; Item Response Theory; Psychometrics; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVICE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; THEORY;

EID: 1342302890     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(03)00212-9     Document Type: Article

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