Rasch analysis of the Persian version of PedsQLTM Oral Health Scale: further psychometric evaluation on item validity including differential item functioning

Rasch analysis of the Persian version of PedsQLTM Oral Health Scale: further psychometric evaluation on item validity including differential item functioning

Background: The study aimed to further evaluate the psychometric properties of one recently developed oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) instrument (PedsQL Oral Health Scale),including student self-report and parent-proxy report. Specifically, we tested the item validity,threshold order, l...

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Main Authors: Chung-Ying Lin, Santhosh Kumar, Amir H. Pakpour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2016-08-01
Series:Health Promotion Perspectives
Subjects:
Children
Construct validity
Differential item functioning
Oral health
Quality of life
Rasch
Online Access:http://journals.tbzmed.ac.ir/HPP/Manuscript/HPP-6-145.pdf

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http://journals.tbzmed.ac.ir/HPP/Manuscript/HPP-6-145.pdf

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