Measurement properties of the osteoarthritis of knee and hip quality of life OAKHQOL questionnaire: An item response theory analysis

Rheumatology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 500-505

  Goetz, Christophe ^a,b   Ecosse, Emmanuel ^a,c   Rat, Anne Christine ^a,b   Pouchot, Jacques ^a,d   Coste, Joël ^a,c   Guillemin, Francis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^c Hôpital Cochin ^*  (France)

^d HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

Author keywords

Item response theory; Osteoarthritis; Quality of life; Questionnaire; Rasch

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HIP; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS OF KNEE AND HIP QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASCH ANALYSIS;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 79952023269     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keq357     Document Type: Article

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