Classical test theory and item response theory/Rasch model to assess differences between patient-reported fatigue using 7-day and 4-week recall periods

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 991-997

  Lai, Jin Shei ^a,b   Cook, Karon ^c   Stone, Arthur ^d   Beaumont, Jennifer ^a   Cella, David ^a,b  

^a Research and Education   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer related Fatigue; Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy Fatigue; Recall

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CHRONIC ILLNESS THERAPY FATIGUE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RASCH ANALYSIS; RECALL; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67650915227     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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