Calibration of an Item Pool for Assessing the Burden of Headaches: An Application of Item Response Theory to the Headache Impact Test (HIT™)

Background: Measurement of headache impact is important in clinical trials, case detection, and the clinical monitoring of patients. Computerized adaptive testing (CAT) of headache impact has potential advantages over traditional fixed-length tests in terms of precision, relevance, real-time quality...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Quality of Life Research. - Springer Science + Business Media. - 12(2003), 8, Seite 913-933
1. Verfasser:	Bjorner, Jakob B. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	Kosinski, Mark, Ware,, John E.
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2003
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	Quality of Life Research
Schlagworte:	Computerized adaptive testing Disability Headache Health status Impact Item response theory Migraine Quality of life Questionnaires Severity mehr... Tension headache Health sciences Applied sciences Education Mathematics Behavioral sciences