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Psychometric properties of a new treatment expectation scale in rheumatoid arthritis: an application of item response theory.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient-generated health outcome measures are important in the assessment of long-term treatment goals for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), but few psychometrically sound measures are available. The MAPLe-RA (Measuring Actual Patient-Led expectations in RA) is a new questionnaire and its psychometric properties are not investigated. This study aims to examine these properties for each of the items using Item Response Theory (IRT) .

Methods

Participants were included if they completed the scale (MAPLe-RA). A one parameter (Rasch) model and a two parameter logistic (2PL) model were applied to these data using M-plus software.

Results

One hundred thirty-eight patients with RA were included in the analysis. MAPLe-RA scale comprised of 21 items, the mean score was 71 (20.28) ranging from 0 to 105. Most items operated in the high expectations part of the items characteristics curves (ICC). Item discrimination varied widely, items with the highest discrimination capacity from the three domains were: pain (physical domain); control of my RA (self-management) and maintaining social role (psycho-social domain); feeling better overall and involvement in treatment decision making (impact of new treatment domain).

Conclusion

RA patients' expectations of treatment are higher in the physical and psycho-social domains and less so in the impact of new treatment domain.

SUBMITTER: Ibrahim F

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4559926 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Psychometric properties of a new treatment expectation scale in rheumatoid arthritis: an application of item response theory.

Ibrahim Fowzia F Ayis Salma S Hofmann Darija D Rose Diana D Wykes Til T Cope Andrew A Scott David L DL Lempp Heidi H

BMC musculoskeletal disorders 20150904

<h4>Background</h4>Patient-generated health outcome measures are important in the assessment of long-term treatment goals for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), but few psychometrically sound measures are available. The MAPLe-RA (Measuring Actual Patient-Led expectations in RA) is a new questionnaire and its psychometric properties are not investigated. This study aims to examine these properties for each of the items using Item Response Theory (IRT) .<h4>Methods</h4>Participants were included if they c ...[more]

PMID: 26340921

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Psychometric properties of a new treatment expectation scale in rheumatoid arthritis: an application of item response theory.

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusion

Publications

Psychometric properties of a new treatment expectation scale in rheumatoid arthritis: an application of item response theory.

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