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The 'smallest real difference' as a measure of sensitivity to change: a critical analysis.

International journal of rehabilitation research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Rehabilitationsforschung. Revue internationale de recherches de readaptation

Schuck P, Zwingmann C.
PMID: 12799601
Int J Rehabil Res. 2003 Jun;26(2):85-91. doi: 10.1097/00004356-200306000-00002.

If assessment instruments are used to measure efficacy or effectiveness, for example of rehabilitation programmes, they have to be sensitive (or responsive) to change. However, up to now there has been no consensus on what coefficient should be used...

Assessment of family functioning in Caucasian and Hispanic Americans: reliability, validity, and factor structure of the Family Assessment Device.

Family process

Aarons GA, McDonald EJ, Connelly CD, Newton RR.
PMID: 18092586
Fam Process. 2007 Dec;46(4):557-69. doi: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2007.00232.x.

The purpose of this study was to examine the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the Family Assessment Device (FAD) among a national sample of Caucasian and Hispanic American families receiving public sector mental health services. A confirmatory factor...

[Research questionnaire for beginners].

Revue des maladies respiratoires

Perneger T.
PMID: 15492694
Rev Mal Respir. 2004 Sep;21(4):S71-4. doi: 10.1016/s0761-8425(04)71463-1.

No abstract available.

A catalog of biases in questionnaires.

Preventing chronic disease

Choi BC, Pak AW.
PMID: 15670466
Prev Chronic Dis. 2005 Jan;2(1):A13. Epub 2004 Dec 15.

Bias in questionnaires is an important issue in public health research. To collect the most accurate data from respondents, investigators must understand and be able to prevent or at least minimize bias in the design of their questionnaires. This...

Application of Rasch analysis in the development and application of quality of life instruments.

Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Tennant A, McKenna SP, Hagell P.
PMID: 15367240
Value Health. 2004 Sep-Oct;7:S22-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2004.7s106.x.

This paper discusses recent advances that have been made in the field of psychometrics, specifically, the application of Rasch analysis to the instrument development process. It emphasizes the importance of assessing the fundamental scaling properties of an instrument prior...

Designing evaluation forms to facilitate student learning.

Journal of dental education

Licari FW, Knight GW, Guenzel PJ.
PMID: 18172235
J Dent Educ. 2008 Jan;72(1):48-58.

Most dental school instructors struggle to develop course evaluation criteria that can effectively be applied as valid and reliable learning instruments. Vague and unreliable learning assessments often lead to increased dissatisfaction among both faculty and students. Students complain about...

[Measurement methods in questionnaire studies].

Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke

Haraldsen G.
PMID: 22456128
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2012 Mar 27;132(6):616-7. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.12.0175.

No abstract available.

[Measurement methods in questionnaire studies].

Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke

Haraldsen G.
PMID: 22456128
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2012 Mar 27;132(6):616-7. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.12.0175.

No abstract available.

Does cognitive ability influence responses to the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale?.

Psychological assessment

Deary IJ, Watson R, Booth T, Gale CR.
PMID: 23230851
Psychol Assess. 2013 Jun;25(2):313-8. doi: 10.1037/a0030834. Epub 2012 Dec 10.

It has been suggested that how individuals respond to self-report items relies on cognitive processing. We hypothesized that an individual's level of cognitive ability may influence these processes such that, if there is a hierarchy of items within a...

Development and validation of the competence in evidence based practice questionnaire (EBP-COQ) among nursing students.

BMC medical education

Ruzafa-Martinez M, Lopez-Iborra L, Moreno-Casbas T, Madrigal-Torres M.
PMID: 23391040
BMC Med Educ. 2013 Feb 07;13:19. doi: 10.1186/1472-6920-13-19.

BACKGROUND: Nursing educators need rigorously developed instruments to assess competency in evidence based practice (EBP) at undergraduate level. This concept is defined as the capability to choose and use an integrated combination of knowledge, skills and attitudes with the...

Surviving Surveys.

Journal of oncology practice

Mazzarello S, Clemons M, Graham ID, Jacobs C.
PMID: 25095823
J Oncol Pract. 2015 Jan;11(1):44-6. doi: 10.1200/JOP.2014.001484. Epub 2014 Aug 05.

No abstract available.

Rating scales as predictors--the old question of scale level and some answers.

Psychometrika

Tutz G, Gertheiss J.
PMID: 25205003
Psychometrika. 2014 Jul;79(3):357-76. doi: 10.1007/s11336-013-9343-3. Epub 2013 Jun 13.

Rating scales as predictors in regression models are typically treated as metrically scaled variables or, alternatively, are coded in dummy variables. The first approach implies a scale level that is not justified, the latter approach results in a large...

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