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Does strict invariance matter? Valid group mean comparisons with ordered-categorical items

Behavior Research Methods, 2023
AbstractMeasurement invariance (MI) of a psychometric scale is a prerequisite for valid group comparisons of the measured construct. While the invariance of loadings and intercepts (i.e., scalar invariance) supports comparisons of factor means and observed means with continuous items, a general belief is that the same holds with ordered-categorical (i ...
Winnie Wing-Yee Tse, Mark H. C. Lai, Yichi Zhang   +2 more
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Practical Significance of Longitudinal Measurement Invariance Violations in the Dutch–Flemish PROMIS Item Banks for Depression and Anxiety: An Illustration With Ordered-Categorical Data [PDF]

Assessment, 2019
We investigated longitudinal measurement invariance in the Dutch–Flemish PROMIS adult v1.0 item banks for Depression and Anxiety using two clinical samples with mood and anxiety disorders ( n = 640 and n = 528, respectively). Factor analysis was used to
Flens, G., Smits, N., Terwee, C.B., Pijck, L., Spinhoven, P., Beurs, E. de   +5 more
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Comparison of alternative full and brief versions of functional status scales among older adults in China.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundBrief assessments of functional status for community-dwelling older adults are needed given expanded interest in the measurement of functional decline.MethodsAs part of a 2015 prospective cohort study of older adults aged 60-89 years in Jiangsu
Jeremy Reich, Mark G Thompson, Benjamin J Cowling, A Danielle Iuliano, Carolyn Greene, Yuyun Chen, Rachael Phadnis, Nancy H L Leung, Ying Song, Vicky J Fang, Cuiling Xu, Qigang Dai, Jun Zhang, Hongjun Zhang, Fiona Havers, CARES investigators   +15 more
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Psychometric assessment of HIV/STI sexual risk scale among MSM: A Rasch model approach

BMC Public Health, 2011
Background Little research has assessed the degree of severity and ordering of different types of sexual behaviors for HIV/STI infection in a measurement scale.
Liu Hui, Liu Hongjie, Li Jian, Feng Tiejian, Cai Yumao   +4 more
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The Chinese version of the cardiac depression scale: Mokken scaling

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2012
Background Myocardial infarction is a major cause of death and morbidity in many countries, including China. The aim of this study was to analyse a Mandarin Chinese translation of the Cardiac Depression Scale for a hierarchy of items according to the ...
Watson Roger, Wang Wenru, Hare David L, Ski Chantal F, Thompson David R   +4 more
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The Chinese version of the Myocardial Infarction Dimensional Assessment Scale (MIDAS): Mokken scaling

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2012
Background Hierarchical scales are very useful in clinical practice due to their ability to discriminate precisely between individuals, and the original English version of the Myocardial Infarction Dimensional Assessment Scale has been shown to contain a
Watson Roger, Wang Wenru, Ski Chantal F, Thompson David R   +3 more
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Lost in translation? Not anymore: a Mokken scale analysis of the revised Icelandic translation of the PHQ-9

Nordic Psychology
The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) is among the most widely used self-report instruments for assessing depressive symptoms. Although previously translated into Icelandic and widely adopted in clinical and research contexts, recent studies ...
Laufey Ósk Jóns, Kristín Hulda Kristófersdóttir, Vaka Vésteinsdóttir, Hafrún Kristjánsdóttir, Thorlakur Karlsson, Fanney Thorsdottir   +5 more
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“We Cannot Talk as a Family”: Complexities of Survivorship Communication Among Hispanic/Latino Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer, Parents, and Clinicians

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Young adult childhood cancer survivors (YA‐CCS) have an increased risk of treatment‐related health complications throughout their lives. Lifelong survivorship care is recommended, yet many YA‐CCS experience disruptions in care during pediatric‐to‐adult transitions and do not receive recommended survivorship care.
Kevin Shanchen Pu, Nicole Fernández‐Viña, Briana C. Martin‐Villa, Daniela Ramirez, Rebecca M. Lewinsohn, Mary Smith, Heidi Boynton, Lidia Schapira, Stephanie M. Smith   +8 more
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Forecasting the Dialysis Burden in Japan: Validation‐Based Projections of Prevalence and Incidence Through 2050

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Japan has one of the highest dialysis prevalence rates worldwide and a shrinking, aging population. Whether dialysis burden has entered a sustained post‐peak phase or whether recent declines partly reflect pandemic‐related disruptions remains uncertain.
Hatice Şahin, Berrak Itır Aylı, Nüket Paksoy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The attitudes to ageing questionnaire: Mokken scaling analysis.

PLoS ONE, 2014
BackgroundHierarchical scales are useful in understanding the structure of underlying latent traits in many questionnaires. The Attitudes to Ageing Questionnaire (AAQ) explored the attitudes to ageing of older people themselves, and originally described ...
Susan D Shenkin, Roger Watson, Ken Laidlaw, John M Starr, Ian J Deary   +4 more
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