Construction of the eight-item patient-reported outcomes measurement information system pediatric physical function scales: Built using item response theory

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 794-804

  Dewitt, Esi Morgan ^a,i   Stucky, Brian D ^b   Thissen, David ^b   Irwin, Debra E ^c   Langer, Michelle ^d   Varni, James W ^e,f   Lai, Jin Shei ^g   Yeatts, Karin B ^c   Dewalt, Darren A ^h  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

^d NATIONAL BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS   (United States)

^e TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Disability; Outcome measure; Psychometric methods; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CHILD; CHRONIC PATIENT; COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE TESTING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH; HUMAN; LIMB MOVEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOMES MEASUREMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM; PHYSICAL FUNCTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 79956214134     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2010.10.012     Document Type: Article

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