Rasch analysis of positive changes following adversity in cancer patients attending community support groups

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 98-105

  Chien, Tsair Wei ^a,b   Wang, Wen Chung ^c   Chien, Chih Chiang ^a   Hwang, Wei Shou ^a  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^c THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

cancer; Differential item functioning; oncology; Perceived Benefits Scale; Rasch rating scale model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; COLON CANCER; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MOUTH CANCER; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERCEIVED BENEFITS SCALE; PROSTATE CANCER; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASCH ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; RECTUM CANCER; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUP; TAIWAN; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TREATMENT DURATION; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 500 AND OVER; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF-HELP GROUPS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650634917     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1713     Document Type: Article

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