Differential item functioning (DIF) analyses of health-related quality of life instruments using logistic regression

Background Differential item functioning (DIF) methods can be used to determine whether different subgroups respond differently to particular items within a health-related quality of life (HRQoL) subscale, after allowing for overall subgroup differences in that scale. This article reviews issues tha...

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Published in:	Health and quality of life outcomes Vol. 8; no. 1; p. 81
Main Authors:	Scott, Neil W, Fayers, Peter M, Aaronson, Neil K, Bottomley, Andrew, de Graeff, Alexander, Groenvold, Mogens, Gundy, Chad, Koller, Michael, Petersen, Morten A, Sprangers, Mirjam AG
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 04.08.2010 BioMed Central Ltd BMC
Subjects:	Data Interpretation, Statistical Female Health aspects Health Status Indicators Humans Logistic Models Logistic regression Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Psychometrics Quality of Life Quality of Life Research Sample Size Surveys and Questionnaires Denmark Netherlands Germany Differential Item Functioning Analysis Differential Item Functioning Item Response Theory HRQoL Instrument Ordinal Logistic Regression
ISSN:	1477-7525, 1477-7525
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