Performance of an item response theory-based computer adaptive test in identifying functional decline

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1153-1160

  Cheville, Andrea L ^a   Yost, Kathleen J ^a   Larson, Dirk R ^a   Santos, Katiuska Dos ^a   O'Byrne, Megan M ^a   Chang, Megan T ^b   Therneau, Terry M ^a   Diehn, Felix E ^a   Yang, Ping ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiologic measurement; Mobility limitation; Neoplasms; Psychometrics; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY MEASURE FOR POST ACUTE CARE COMPUTER ADAPTIVE TEST; AGED; BONE METASTASIS; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE TESTING; DISEASE COURSE; EFFECT SIZE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; ITEM RESPONSE THEORY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SYMPTOM;

EID: 84863335878     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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