Assessing the effect of child’s gender on their father–mother perception of the PedsQL™ 4.0 questionnaire: an iterative hybrid ordinal logistic regression/item response theory approach with Monte Carlo simulation

Abstract Background This study aimed at investigating the possible confounding effect of children’s gender on the parents’ dyads perception of their child HRQoL at both item and scale levels of PedsQLTM4.0 questionnaire. Methods The PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales were completed by 573 children and...

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Main Authors: Marziyeh Doostfatemeh, Seyyed Mohammad Taghi Ayatollahi, Peyman Jafari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12955-020-01601-y