Psychometric properties of the neck disability index amongst patients with chronic neck pain using item response theory

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (18) ◽  
pp. 2116-2121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikhail Saltychev ◽  
Ryan Mattie ◽  
Zachary McCormick ◽  
Katri Laimi
Keyword(s):  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Neck Pain ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Neck Disability Index ◽  
Chronic Neck Pain ◽  
Response Theory ◽  
Neck Disability

scholarly journals The Revised Mood Rhythm Instrument: A Large Multicultural Psychometric Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 388
Author(s):  
Melissa Alves Braga de Oliveira ◽  
Euclides de Mendonça Filho ◽  
Alicia Carissimi ◽  
Luciene Lima dos Santos Garay ◽  
Marina Scop ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Response Theory ◽  
Item Response Theory Analysis ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Psychometric Analyses ◽  
Self Reporting Questionnaire

Background: Recent studies with the mood rhythm instrument (MRhI) have shown that the presence of recurrent daily peaks in specific mood symptoms are significantly associated with increased risk of psychiatric disorders. Using a large sample collected in Brazil, Spain, and Canada, we aimed to analyze which MRhI items maintained good psychometric properties across cultures. As a secondary aim, we used network analysis to visualize the strength of the association between the MRhI items. Methods: Adults (n = 1275) between 18–60 years old from Spain (n = 458), Brazil (n = 415), and Canada (n = 401) completed the MRhI and the self-reporting questionnaire (SRQ-20). Psychometric analyses followed three steps: Factor analysis, item response theory, and network analysis. Results: The factor analysis indicated the retention of three factors that grouped the MRhI items into cognitive, somatic, and affective domains. The item response theory analysis suggested the exclusion of items that displayed a significant divergence in difficulty measures between countries. Finally, the network analysis revealed a structure where sleepiness plays a central role in connecting the three domains. These psychometric analyses enabled a psychometric-based refinement of the MRhI, where the 11 items with good properties across cultures were kept in a shorter, revised MRhI version (MRhI-r). Limitations: Participants were mainly university students and, as we did not conduct a formal clinical assessment, any potential correlations (beyond the validated SRQ) cannot be ascertained. Conclusions: The MRhI-r is a novel tool to investigate self-perceived rhythmicity of mood-related symptoms and behaviors, with good psychometric properties across multiple cultures.

scholarly journals Diagnosing the GOSE: Structural and Psychometric Properties Using Item Response Theory, a TRACK-TBI Pilot Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (17) ◽  
pp. 2493-2505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Ranson ◽  
Brooke E. Magnus ◽  
Nancy Temkin ◽  
Sureyya Dikmen ◽  
Joseph T. Giacino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Response Theory

Psychometric Properties of the Shipley Block Design Task: A Study With Jamaican Young Adults

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 506-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Alexander Beaujean ◽  
Darrell M. Hull ◽  
Yanyan Sheng ◽  
Frank C. Worrell ◽  
Judy Bolen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Cognitive Ability ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Response Theory ◽  
Design Task ◽  
Single Construct ◽  
Block Design Subtest

We examined the structure of the new Block Patterns (BP) test from the Shipley Institute of Living Scale–Second Edition in a sample of Jamaican young adults. To date, very little has been published on the properties of this subtest’s items and scores. The BP test is similar in design to the Block Design subtest found in many cognitive ability assessments but uses a matching format that minimizes the need for excess materials and time. We analyzed the BP items using item response theory (IRT) methods. Although designed to measure a single construct, the analyses from this study found that the BP subtest is likely measuring more than a single construct, which confounds the interpretation of the instrument’s scores. Before the subtest is used clinically, more research should be done to purposefully investigate the effects of ancillary variables on its scores.

Psychometric properties of the Global Operative Assessment of Laparoscopic Skills (GOALS) using item response theory

2017 ◽  
Vol 213 (2) ◽  
pp. 273-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusuke Watanabe ◽  
Amin Madani ◽  
Yoichi M. Ito ◽  
Elif Bilgic ◽  
Katherine M. McKendy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Response Theory ◽  
Laparoscopic Skills ◽  
Operative Assessment

scholarly journals Does Deep Cervical Flexor Muscle Training Affect Pain Pressure Thresholds of Myofascial Trigger Points in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain? A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavlos Bobos ◽  
Evdokia Billis ◽  
Dimitra-Tania Papanikolaou ◽  
Constantinos Koutsojannis ◽  
Joy C. MacDermid
Keyword(s):  
Neck Pain ◽  
Pain Threshold ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Neck Disability Index ◽  
Chronic Neck Pain ◽  
Trigger Points ◽  
Neck Muscle ◽  
Myofascial Trigger Points ◽  
Neck Disability ◽  
Over Time

Background. We need to understand more about how DNF performs in different contexts and whether it affects the pain threshold over myofascial trigger points (MTrPs). Purpose. The objectives were to investigate the effect of neck muscles training on disability and pain and on pain threshold over MTrPs in people with chronic neck pain. Methods. Patients with chronic neck pain were eligible for participation with a Neck Disability Index (NDI) score of over 5/50 and having at least one MTrP on either levator scapulae, upper trapezoid, or splenius capitis muscle. Patients were randomly assigned into either DNF training, superficial neck muscle exercise, or advice group. Generalized linear model (GLM) was used to detect differences in treatment groups over time. Results. Out of 67 participants, 60 (47 females, mean age: 39.45 ± 12.67) completed the study. Neck disability and neck pain were improved over time between and within groups (p<0.05). However, no differences were found within and between the therapeutic groups (p<0.05) in the tested muscles’ PPTs and in cervicothoracic angle over a 7-week period. Conclusion. All three groups improved over time. This infers that the pain pathways involved in the neck pain relief are not those involved in pain threshold.

Item response theory

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. Streiner ◽  
Geoffrey R. Norman ◽  
John Cairney
Keyword(s):  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Classical Test Theory ◽  
Test Theory ◽  
Response Theory ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The Past ◽  
Classical Test

Over the past few decades, there has been a revolution in the approach to scale development. Called item response theory (IRT), this approach challenges the notion that scales must be long in order to be reliable, and that psychometric properties of a scale derived from one group of people cannot be applied to different groups. This chapter provides an introduction to IRT, and discusses how it can be used to develop scales and to shorten existing scales that have been developed using the more traditional approach of classical test theory. IRT also can result in scales that have interval-level properties, unlike those derived from classical test theory. Further, it allows people to be compared to one another, even though they may have completed different items, allowing for computer-adapted testing. The chapter concludes by discussing the advantages and disadvantages of IRT.

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