TY - JOUR
T1 - Issues in the development of an item bank
AU - Bode, Rita K.
AU - Lai, Jin Shei
AU - Cella, David
AU - Heinemann, Allen W.
N1 - Funding Information:
From the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (Bode, Heinemann); Institute of Health Services Research & Policy Studies, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (Bode, Lai, Cella, Heinemann); and Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston IL (Lai, Cella). Supported by the Early Detection and Community Oncology Program, Community Oncology and Rehabilitation Branch, National Cancer Institute (grant no. CA60068). No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated. Reprint requests to Rita K. Bode, PhD, Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Ste 1396, 345 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611, e-mail: [email protected]. 0003-9993/03/8404-7657$30.00/0 doi:10.1053/apmr.2003.50247
PY - 2003/4/1
Y1 - 2003/4/1
N2 - Objective: To describe and illustrate 2 issues involved in the development of an item bank that can be used to improve measurement across settings and over time. Design: Secondary (psychometric) analysis of data collected on existing quality of life (QOL) instruments. Setting: Five cancer clinics in hospital settings in various parts of the United States; 523 solo or group practices in 3 major US cities; and an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in a large metropolitan area. Participants: Illustration 1: 399 persons being treated for or having a history of cancer, 170 persons being treated for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), 328 persons with stroke assessed during and after acute rehabilitation, and 433 persons being treated for multiple sclerosis. Illustration 2: 1714 persons with cancer and/or HIV participating in a large-scale multisite study, 3429 persons with prevalent treatable chronic health conditions, and 125 persons with stage IV metastatic breast cancer. Interventions: Not applicable. Main Outcomes Measures: QOL as measured by 10 different instruments. Results: The illustrations show that (1) core items, which functioned similarly across 4 diagnostic groups, can be identified and used to construct instruments measuring physical function that are tailored to each of these groups, and (2) items from 3 separate datasets can be linked to create a dataset that can serve as an initial pain item bank. Conclusion: The methodology exists to develop item banks to develop better measures of QOL.
AB - Objective: To describe and illustrate 2 issues involved in the development of an item bank that can be used to improve measurement across settings and over time. Design: Secondary (psychometric) analysis of data collected on existing quality of life (QOL) instruments. Setting: Five cancer clinics in hospital settings in various parts of the United States; 523 solo or group practices in 3 major US cities; and an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in a large metropolitan area. Participants: Illustration 1: 399 persons being treated for or having a history of cancer, 170 persons being treated for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), 328 persons with stroke assessed during and after acute rehabilitation, and 433 persons being treated for multiple sclerosis. Illustration 2: 1714 persons with cancer and/or HIV participating in a large-scale multisite study, 3429 persons with prevalent treatable chronic health conditions, and 125 persons with stage IV metastatic breast cancer. Interventions: Not applicable. Main Outcomes Measures: QOL as measured by 10 different instruments. Results: The illustrations show that (1) core items, which functioned similarly across 4 diagnostic groups, can be identified and used to construct instruments measuring physical function that are tailored to each of these groups, and (2) items from 3 separate datasets can be linked to create a dataset that can serve as an initial pain item bank. Conclusion: The methodology exists to develop item banks to develop better measures of QOL.
KW - Quality of life
KW - Rehabilitation
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U2 - 10.1053/apmr.2003.50247
DO - 10.1053/apmr.2003.50247
M3 - Review article
C2 - 12692772
AN - SCOPUS:0345269797
SN - 0003-9993
VL - 84
SP - S52-S60
JO - Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
JF - Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
IS - 4 SUPPL. 2
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