ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2009
Rasch analysis of 24-, 18- and 11-item versions of the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire.
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- Development of a short scale for assessing economic environmental aspects in patients with spinal diseases using Rasch analysis.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2017Article
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of this study was to examine fit of the original 24-item Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire and three short-form versions to a Rasch model with particular attention to targeting of item difficulty and to differential item functioning.
methodsCross-sectional survey of 140 people with low back pain seeking physiotherapy treatment. Data were analysed using a dichotomous Rasch model.
resultsAll versions showed adequate overall data fit to the Rasch model, with few misfitting items. Person separation was around 0.85 for all versions. Item 5 (use a handrail to get upstairs) showed differential item functioning by age. Targeting of persons of high ability was poor and short-form versions also had poor targeting of persons of low ability. Items of similar difficulty clustered in the centre of the logit scale.
conclusionAlthough the Roland data fit the Rasch model, there were insufficient items of higher difficulty to sufficiently evaluate disability in persons with mild disability. Short-form versions also lacked items of lower difficulty.
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