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Using item response theory to explore the psychometric properties of extended matching questions examination in undergraduate medical education [PDF]

, 2005
BACKGROUND: As assessment has been shown to direct learning, it is critical that the examinations developed to test clinical competence in medical undergraduates are valid and reliable. The use of extended matching questions (EMQ) has been advocated to
Tennant, A., Mike Horton, Horton, M., Lawton, G., Tennant Alan, Gemma Lawton, David Andrich, Alan Tennant, Horton Mike, Bipin Bhakta, Lawton Gemma, Bhakta, B., Andrich, D., Bhakta Bipin, Andrich David   +14 more
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Score Reliability and Validity of a Mexican Dialect Spanish Translation of the Flourishing Scale With Mexican Earthquake Survivors

Journal of Counseling &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Flourishing Scale (FS) scores have demonstrated acceptable psychometric properties in general adult populations, but no previous research has validated its use among natural disaster survivors. This study examined the reliability, validity, and measurement invariance of a Mexican dialect Spanish translation of the FS in 289 Mexican ...
Scott Marshall, Bradley T. Erford, Martin F. Sherman, Laura R. Shannonhouse   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evidentiary Standards for Patient-Centered Core Impact (PC-CIS) Value Claims

INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy, 2022
Proposals for a patient centered core impact set (PC-CIS) are of little relevance to formulary and health system decisions, let alone patients and providers, unless the elements included in the data set meet the standards of normal science and ...
Paul C Langley
doaj   +1 more source

Editorial perspective: Connecting transdiagnostic mechanisms targeted in cognitive behavioral therapies with empirically‐based symptom dimensions

JCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Various avenues of transdiagnostic research hold promise for improving diagnosis and treatment but remain fragmented in some ways. We provide recommendations for integrating dimensional assessment guided by the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) framework into clinical practice by more effectively connecting the HiTOP with social‐
Kasey Stanton, Jack D. Burke, Helena Towne, Isabella Whitesides   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Addressing the targeting range of the ABILHAND-56 in relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis: A mixed methods psychometric study

Multiple Sclerosis Journal - Experimental, Translational and Clinical, 2018
Background ABILHAND, a manual ability patient-reported outcome instrument originally developed for stroke patients, has been used in multiple sclerosis clinical trials; however, psychometric analyses indicated the measure’s limited measurement range and ...
Sophie Cleanthous, Sara Strzok, Farrah Pompilus, Stefan Cano, Patrick Marquis, Stanley Cohan, Myla D Goldman, Kiren Kresa-Reahl, Jennifer Petrillo, Carmen Castrillo-Viguera, Diego Cadavid, Shih-Yin Chen   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hyperhidrosis quality of life index (HidroQoL): further validation by applying classical test theory and item response theory using data from a phase III clinical trial

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 2023
Background The Hyperhidrosis Quality of Life Index (HidroQoL ©) is a well-developed and validated patient-reported outcome measure assessing the quality-of-life impacts in hyperhidrosis with 18 items.
Theresa Donhauser, Christian Apfelbacher, Gesina Kann, Clarissa Masur, Paul Kamudoni, Sam Salek, Christoph Abels, Michaela Gabes   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Are DSM‐5 and ICD‐11 posttraumatic stress disorder measures assessing the same construct? Evidence from a Rasch‐based analysis

Journal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examined whether DSM‐5 and ICD‐11 self‐report operationalizations of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are psychometrically equivalent. Using Rasch modeling, we compared the psychometric properties and convergent validity of the PTSD Checklist for DSM‐5 (PCL‐5) and the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) in a sample of 483 ...
Emre Han Alpay
wiley   +1 more source

Rasch analysis of the forgotten joint score in patients with total hip arthroplasty

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
Objective: To assess the internal construct validity, including local independence, unidimensionality, monotonicity, and invariance, reliability, and targeting of the Forgotten Joint Score within the Rasch Measurement Theory framework.
Flavia Stano, Leonardo Pellicciari, Fabio La Porta, Daniele Piscitelli, Domenico Angilecchia, Maria Signorelli, Giuseppe Giovannico, Sanaz Pournajaf, Serena Caselli   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Measuring Life Satisfaction in Parkinson's Disease and Healthy Controls Using the Satisfaction With Life Scale. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
The 5-item Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) was designed to measure general life satisfaction (LS). Here we examined the psychometric properties of the SWLS in a cohort of persons with Parkinson`s disease (PwPD) and age and gender matched individuals ...
Lise Løvereide, Peter Hagell
doaj   +1 more source

Localizable Climate Change Education in Schools: Examining Impacts on Students' Environmental Science Agency

Science Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As our daily lives become increasingly affected by climate change, school‐based science education plays a critical role in preparing students to understand and respond to this global crisis. This cohort controlled quasi‐experimental study conducted in the United States examined whether a localized climate change storyline unit compared to ...
Lindsey Mohan, Emily M. Harris, Jeffrey Snowden, Candice Guy‐Gaytán, Audrey Mohan, Dennis Lee   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source