Computerized adaptive testing of diabetes impact: A feasibility study of Hispanics and non-Hispanics in an active clinic population

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1503-1518

  Schwartz, Carolyn ^a,b   Welch, Garry ^c   Santiago Kelley, Paula ^c   Bode, Rita ^a   Sun, Xiaowu ^d  

^a DeltaQuest Foundation Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d QualityMetric Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Computerized adaptive test; Diabetes; Hispanic; Psychometric; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE TESTING; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; AGED; COMPUTERS; DATA COLLECTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 33750963251     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-006-0008-x     Document Type: Article

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