Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale (CES-D) item response bias found with Mantel-Haenszel method was successfully replicated using latent variable modeling

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1195-1200

  Yang, Frances M ^a,b   Jones, Richard N ^a,c  

^a Hebrew Senior Life   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES D); Differential item functioning (DIF); Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (EPESE); Item response theory (IRT); Late life depression; Multiple indicators, multiple causes (MIMIC) model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANTEL HAENSZEL TEST; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CONNECTICUT; DEPRESSION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 35248897145     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2007.02.008     Document Type: Article

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