PROMIS® parent proxy report scales for children ages 5-7 years: An item response theory analysis of differential item functioning across age groups

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 349-361

  Varni, James W ^a,b   Thissen, David ^c   Stucky, Brian D ^d   Liu, Yang ^c   Magnus, Brooke ^c   Quinn, Hally ^c   Irwin, Debra E ^e   Dewitt, Esi Morgan ^f   Lai, Jin Shei ^g   Amtmann, Dagmar ^h   Gross, Heather E ⁱ   Dewalt, Darren A ⁱ  

^a TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^d RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^e University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^f CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Item response theory; Parent proxy report; PROMIS

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROXY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARENTS; PEDIATRICS; PROXY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84895058916     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-013-0439-0     Document Type: Article

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