Rasch Measurement for Reducing the Items of the Nottingham Health Profile.

Prieto, Luis; Alonso, Jordi; Lamarca, Rosa; Wright, Benjamin D.

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ERIC Number: EJ576532

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Publication Date: 1998

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Rasch Measurement for Reducing the Items of the Nottingham Health Profile.

Prieto, Luis; Alonso, Jordi; Lamarca, Rosa; Wright, Benjamin D.

Journal of Outcome Measurement, v2 n4 p285-301 1998

Data from 45 studies involving 9,149 people were used to develop a short form of the Spanish version of the Nottingham Health Profile through Rasch analysis. Results confirmed the validity of using the developed 22-item short form to measure different groups of people categorized by gender, clinical, and health status. (SLD)

Descriptors: Groups, Health, Individual Characteristics, Item Response Theory, Measurement Techniques, Spanish, Test Format, Test Length, Test Validity

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