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Examining the psychometric properties of a sport-related concussion survey: a Rasch measurement approach

open access: yesBMC Research Notes, 2017
Background Awareness of sport-related concussion (SRC) is an essential step in increasing the number of athletes or parents who report on SRC. This awareness is important, as there is no established data on medical care at youth-level sports and may be ...
Mark Hecimovich, Ida Marais
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A Comparison of Classical and Modern Measures of Internal Consistency

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2019
Three measures of internal consistency – Kuder-Richardson Formula 20 (KR20), Cronbach’s alpha (α), and person separation reliability (R) – are considered.
Pasquale Anselmi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Post-Menopausal Quality of Life Claims: Overlooking the Requirements of Normal Science and Fundamental Measurement in ICER’S Cost-Effectiveness Assessment of Fezolinetant for Moderate to Severe Vasomotor Symptoms

open access: yesINNOVATIONS in Pharmacy, 2023
One of the signal failures in health technology assessment is the absence of consideration given, not only to the standards of normal science, but to those of fundamental measurement.
Paul C Langley
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Assessing adolescents’ perceived proficiency in critically evaluating nutrition information

open access: yesInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2018
Background Over the recent past, there has been an increase in nutrition information available to adolescents from various sources, which resulted into confusion and misinterpretation of the dietary advice.
Desire Alice Naigaga   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modern Test Theory Techniques for Adaptive Testing in Short Scales Comprising Polytomous Items: A Monte Carlo Simulation Study Comparing Rasch Measurement Theory to Unidimensional and Multidimensional Graded Response Models. (Preprint)

open access: gold, 2021
Conrad Harrison   +12 more
openalex   +1 more source

Knowledge and handling practices for raw hen's eggs during purchase, preparation, storage, and consumption: a cross sectional study

open access: yesScientific Reports
The study aimed to assess the hen’s eggs knowledge, handling practices, and consumption among Palestinian consumers using the cross-sectional survey design.
Mohammed Sabbah   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determining Food Insecurity: An Application of the Rasch Model with Household Survey Data in Uganda

open access: yesInternational Journal of Food Science, 2014
The inexplicable nature of food insecurity in parts of Uganda and worldwide necessitated an investigation into the nature, extent, and differentials of household food security.
Abraham Owino   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development and validation of a new measure of school-age bullying experiences for adults: the Bullying and Exclusion Experiences Scale (BEES)

open access: yesDiscover Psychology
Few options are available for measuring the adult impact of childhood bullying. The Bullying Experiences and Exclusion Scale (BEES) is an 18-item retrospective self-report measure of school-age bullying experiences in three different roles (victim ...
Russell M. Deighton, Anna Murphy
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Psychometric properties of a COVID-19 health literacy scale in a sample of German school principals applying Rasch analysis

open access: yesBMC Public Health
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, health literacy was found to be an asset to manage health-related information. The HLS-COVID-Q22 has been developed to measure COVID-19 health literacy.
Marlene Meyer   +3 more
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