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Objectives Dental Anxiety Inventory (DAI‐36) questionnaire is an instrument for assessing dental anxiety. The different perceptions of the questionnaire items in the individual at the same level of underlying dental anxiety may lead to different reported
Narges Roustaei, Elahe Allahyari
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Anchor selection strategies for DIF analysis: Review, assessment, and new approaches [PDF]
Differential item functioning (DIF) indicates the violation of the invariance assumption for instance in models based on item response theory (IRT). For item-wise DIF analysis using IRT, a common metric for the item parameters of the groups that are to ...
Zeileis, Achim +2 more
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ABSTRACT Background Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients frequently suffer from frailty, characterized by reduced physical function and poor prognosis. Myokines, such as myonectin, secreted by muscle, are emerging regulators of systemic health. This study investigated the relationship between serum myonectin, adipokines (adiponectin, omentin), and ...
Kenichi Kono +7 more
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Global tests of homogeneity and differential item functioning for the three field work experience scales.
Tine Nielsen (4972825)
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ABSTRACT Background Chronic micro‐inflammation in patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) is a significant driver of cardiovascular complications and diminished quality of life. While standard hemodialysis (SHD) effectively manages small‐molecule clearance, its ability to remove medium‐to‐large uremic toxins—the primary catalysts of systemic ...
Hongwei Zuo +5 more
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Investigation of Equating Error in Tests with Differential Item Functioning
In this study purposes to indicate the effect ofthe number of DIF items and the distribution of DIF items in these forms, whichbe equalized on equating error. Mean-mean, mean-standard deviation, Haebara andStocking-Lord Methods used in common item design
Meltem Yurtçu, Cem Oktay Güzeller
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Differential item functioning by gender for Item 46 (Staff are helpful, kind and polite).
Differential item functioning by gender for Item 46 (Staff are helpful, kind and polite).
Patrick Callaghan (2558638) +4 more
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Item response theory detects differential item functioning between healthy and ill children in QoL measures [PDF]
To demonstrate the value of item response theory (IRT) and differential item functioning (DIF) methods in examining a health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measure in children and ...
Thissen, David +5 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction This final analysis of a multicenter, prospective postmarketing surveillance study evaluated the safety of daprodustat in patients with chronic kidney disease anemia in routine clinical practice in Japan. Methods Patients who initiated daprodustat between September 2020 and July 2022 were registered.
Tadao Akizawa +7 more
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Differential item functioning (DIF) by age, sex, and education level.
Differential item functioning (DIF) by age, sex, and education level.
Minbin Yu (380723) +8 more
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