Development of a computer-adaptive physical function instrument for social security administration disability determination

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1661-1669

  Ni, Pengsheng ^a   McDonough, Christine M ^a,b   Jette, Alan M ^a   Bogusz, Kara ^a   Marfeo, Elizabeth E ^a   Rasch, Elizabeth K ^c   Brandt, Diane E ^c   Meterko, Mark ^a   Haley, Stephen M ^d   Chan, Leighton ^c  

^a University School of Public Health   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Disability evaluation; Disabled persons; Health Status Indicators; Insurance; Psychometrics; Questionnaires; Rehabilitation; Statistical model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPUTER ADAPTIVE TESTING; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION PHYSICAL FUNCTION; WHEELCHAIR;

CAT; COMPUTER-ADAPTIVE TESTING; DIF; DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; INSURANCE; IRT; ITEM RESPONSE THEORY; PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES MEASUREMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM; PROMIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION; SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION; SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION PHYSICAL FUNCTION; SSA; SSA-PF; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84882894579     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2013.03.021     Document Type: Article

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