Rasch analysis of Dutch-translated version of the Foot Impact Scale for rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatology

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1315-1319

  Woodburn, James ^a   Vlieland, Thea P M Vliet ^b   van der Leeden, Marike ^c   Steultjens, Martijn P M ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Foot impairment disability; Rasch analysis; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOOT IMPACT SCALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASCH ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOOT DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRANSLATING;

EID: 79959464691     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ker003     Document Type: Article

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