A critique of Rasch analysis using the Dyspnoea-12 as an illustrative example

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 191-198

  Yorke, Janelle ^a   Horton, Mike ^b   Jones, Paul W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dyspnoea; Nursing; Psychometrics; Questionnaires; Rasch analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DYSPNEA; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; VITAL CAPACITY;

DYSPNEA; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 83855162917     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05723.x     Document Type: Article

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