Some applications of latent trait analysis to the measurement of ADL. Export

@article{Teresi, Jeanne A; Cross, Peter S; Golden, Robert R, abstract = {The use of latent trait methods for detection of biased items used in scales is discussed and two examples given. In the first, items measuring functional impairment in elderly community residents are tested for possible sex bias, and items predicted on the basis of clinical judgment to be clearly sex-biased are correctly identified. In the second example, taken from a cross-national study of elderly residents in long-stay institutions in New York and London, scale items suspected of bias due to interviewer variability and to cross-national differences in institutional environments are identified. It is shown that estimated rates of impairment are affected by presence of variant (biased) items. We argue that latent trait methods are useful for identifying biased items and may have wide application in gerontological research.}, address = {Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Columbia University Faculty of Medicine; New York State Office of Mental Health.}, author = {Teresi, J. A. and Cross, P. S. and Golden, R. R.}, citeulike-article-id = {3270428}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2768780}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=2768780}, comment = {unavailable}, issn = {0022-1422}, journal = {Journal of gerontology}, keywords = {latenttrait2}, month = {September}, number = {5}, posted-at = {2008-09-15 21:26:31}, priority = {2}, title = {Some applications of latent trait analysis to the measurement of ADL.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2768780}, volume = {44}, year = {1989} }

TY - JOUR ID - Teresi, Jeanne A; Cross, Peter S; Golden, Robert R L3 - citeulike-article-id:3270428 N2 - The use of latent trait methods for detection of biased items used in scales is discussed and two examples given. In the first, items measuring functional impairment in elderly community residents are tested for possible sex bias, and items predicted on the basis of clinical judgment to be clearly sex-biased are correctly identified. In the second example, taken from a cross-national study of elderly residents in long-stay institutions in New York and London, scale items suspected of bias due to interviewer variability and to cross-national differences in institutional environments are identified. It is shown that estimated rates of impairment are affected by presence of variant (biased) items. We argue that latent trait methods are useful for identifying biased items and may have wide application in gerontological research. IS - 5 JF - Journal of gerontology SN - 0022-1422 AD - Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Columbia University Faculty of Medicine; New York State Office of Mental Health. TI - Some applications of latent trait analysis to the measurement of ADL. VL - 44 KW - latenttrait2 N1 - unavailable AU - Teresi, JA AU - Cross, PS AU - Golden, RR PY - 1989/09// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2768780 ER -