Using Rasch rating scale model to reassess the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the PedsQL TM 4.0 Generic Core Scales in school children

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Jafari, Peyman ^a   Bagheri, Zahra ^a   Ayatollahi, Seyyed M T ^a   Soltani, Zahra ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; Quality of life; Rasch model; School children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSICAL TEST THEORY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IRAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENT; PEDSQL 4.0 GENERIC CORE SCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RASCH ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; IRAN; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PARENTS; PEDIATRICS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STUDENTS;

EID: 84857950758     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-10-27     Document Type: Article

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