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The scale of religious conservatism among Muslim students in Indonesia: A Rasch Analysis

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
This study aimed to develop a ‘religious conservatism’ scale tailored for university students, employing the Rasch Analysis approach in a four-step process.
Ahmad Jamin, Albertos Damni
doaj   +1 more source

Estimation of college students’ ability on real analysis course using Rasch model

REID (Research and Evaluation in Education), 2019
This study is aimed at estimating the difficulty level of essay tests and the accuracy of students’ ability in Real Analysis essay test using the Rasch model with the QUEST program and R 3.0.3 package eRm program.
Isnani Isnani, Wikan Budi Utami, Purwo Susongko, Herani Tri Lestiani   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of the Clinimetric Properties of the Upper Limb Subscales of the Motor Assessment Scale Using a Rasch Analysis Model. [PDF]

, 2010
OBJECTIVES: To apply Rasch analysis to evaluate the psychometric properties of the composite score of the 3 upper limb subscales of the Motor Assessment Scale (UL-MAS) when administered in the acute/subacute phase post-stroke.
Galea, M, Miller, KJ, Pallant, J, Slade, A   +3 more
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Practical Approach to Managing SCIg Treatment in Patients With Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy

Muscle &Nerve, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction/Aims Guidelines for the management of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) recommend corticosteroids, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg), or plasma exchange for first‐line therapies and subcutaneous immunoglobulin (SCIg) as a maintenance option.
Tuan Vu, Claudia Guerra, Niraja Suresh, Sami Khella, Jamie Morrell, Michael Pulley, Nan Jiang, Khema Sharma, Tulio Bertorini, Nivedita Jerath, Amanda Peltier   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of a New Questionnaire to Assess the Social Impact of Non-communicable Diseases

Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have a considerable impact on an individual’s social life. Life-long medication, fear of death, dietary restrictions, hospital admissions, dependency on caregivers, and strained interpersonal relationships ...
Ishani Hanspal, Farah Naaz Fathima, Karthik Murali, Abhay Sood, Fathima Ayoob, Tinku Thomas   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Rasch-based validation of EFL teachers’ received online social support scale

Cogent Education, 2021
The primary aim of the study was to examine the validity of the Indonesian version of the 23-item WhatsApp Social Support Scale (WSSC) adapted from an earlier study by Chung, Yang and Chen .
Sri Kusuma Ningsih, Herri Mulyono, Rafikah Ar Rahmah, Nurul Aprilia Fitriani   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rasch analysis of the Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale (MSIS-29) [PDF]

, 2009
Background Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a degenerative neurological disease that causes impairments, including spasticity, pain, fatigue, and bladder dysfunction, which negatively impact on quality of life.
Melina Ramp, Fary Khan, Rose Anne Misajon, Julie F Pallant, AJ Mitchell, BM Keegan, HL Ford, F Khan, F Khan, F Khan, F Khan, F Khan, J Kurtzke, BG Vickrey, NG LaRocca, DF Cella, R Rudick, B Sharrack, LE Pfennings, J Hobart, J Hobart, A Riazi, L Costelloe, A Riazi, E Hoogervorst, C McGuigan, J Hobart, P Ayatollahi, FAH van der Linden, G Rasch, A Tennant, TG Bond, RF DeVellis, JF Pallant, WI McDonald, D Andrich, A Tennant, EV Smith, A Tennant, JM Linacre, SPSS   +40 more
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Unravelling vicious circles of land use competition and food insecurity in agropastoral rangelands

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract In many regions of the world, the adoption of new livelihood strategies that compete with traditional strategies is one driver of competition over land, resulting in unforeseen impacts on the livelihoods of land users and accelerating land degradation. One example is the Borana Zone in southern Ethiopia, where the expansion of crop cultivation
Gunnar Dressler, Lance Robinson, Birgit Müller   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the Insomnia Severity Index among South African first responders: evidence from classical test theory, Rasch, and Mokken analyses

Frontiers in Sleep
BackgroundSleep is essential for physical health and psychological wellbeing, and insomnia is strongly associated with mental health difficulties, including depression, anxiety, and fatigue.
Tyrone B. Pretorius, Anita Padmanabhanunni   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

A comparison of the polytomous Rasch analysis output of RUMM2030 and R (ltm/eRm/TAM/lordif)

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2019
Background Patient-reported outcome measures developed using Classical Test Theory are commonly comprised of ordinal level items on a Likert response scale are problematic as they do not permit the results to be compared between patients.
Michael Robinson, Andrew M. Johnson, David M. Walton, Joy C. MacDermid   +3 more
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