Items and dimensions for the construction of a multidimensional computerized adaptive test to measure fatigue in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1175-1183

  Nikolaus, Stephanie ^a   Bode, Christina ^a   Taal, Erik ^a   Oostveen, Johanna C M ^b   Glas, Cees A W ^a   Van De Laar, Mart A F J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b TWENTEBORG HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computerized adaptive test; Fatigue; Item response theory; Patient reported outcome; Psychometrics; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE TESTING; CONTENT VALIDITY; EFFECT SIZE; FACE VALIDITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDIMENSIONAL ITEM RESPONSE THEORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE TEST; FATIGUE; ITEM RESPONSE THEORY; PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME; PSYCHOMETRICS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883453007     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.05.010     Document Type: Article

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