Re-evaluating a vision-related quality of life questionnaire with item response theory (IRT) and differential item functioning (DIF) analyses

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Van Nispen, Ruth M A ^a   Knol, Dirk L ^a   Langelaan, Maaike ^b   Van Rens, Ger H M B ^a,c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c ELKERLIEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Differential item functioning; Graded response model; Item response theory; Vision related quality of life; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; VISUAL DISORDER;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VISION, LOW;

EID: 80052202355     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-11-125     Document Type: Review

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