scholarly journals Differential Item Functioning of the Psychological Domain of the Menopause Rating Scale

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alvaro Monterrosa-Castro ◽  
Katherin Portela-Buelvas ◽  
Heidi C. Oviedo ◽  
Edwin Herazo ◽  
Adalberto Campo-Arias
Keyword(s):  
Differential Item Functioning ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Depressive Mood ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Differential Functioning ◽  
Calidad De Vida ◽  
Psychological Domain ◽  
Item Functioning ◽  
Colombian Women ◽  
Menopause Rating Scale

Introduction.Quality of life could be quantified with the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS), which evaluates the severity of somatic, psychological, and urogenital symptoms in menopause. However, differential item functioning (DIF) analysis has not been applied previously.Objective. To establish the DIF of the psychological domain of the MRS in Colombian women.Methods. 4,009 women aged between 40 and 59 years, who participated in the CAVIMEC (Calidad de Vida en la Menopausia y Etnias Colombianas) project, were included. Average age was49.0±5.9years. Women were classified in mestizo, Afro-Colombian, and indigenous. The results were presented as averages and standard deviation (X±SD). Apvalue <0.001 was considered statistically significant.Results. In mestizo women, the highestX±SDwere obtained in physical and mental exhaustion (PME) (0.86±0.93) and the lowest ones in anxiety (0.44±0.79). In Afro-Colombian women, an average score of0.99±1.07for PME and0.63±0.88for anxiety was gotten. Indigenous women obtained an increased average score for PME (1.33±0.93). The lowest score was evidenced in depressive mood (0.50±0.81), which is different from other Colombian women (p<0.001).Conclusions. The psychological items of the MRS show differential functioning according to the ethnic group, which may induce systematic error in the measurement of the construct.

An IRT Investigation of the Validity of Non-Patient Analogue Research Using the Beck Depression Inventory

1995 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean M. Hammond
Keyword(s):  
Differential Item Functioning ◽  
Beck Depression Inventory ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Latent Trait ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Item Functioning ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Patient Groups ◽  
Analogue Research ◽  
Rating Scale Model

This paper presents an IRT analysis of the Beck Depression Inventory which was carried out to assess the assumption of an underlying latent trait common to non-clinical and patient samples. A one parameter rating scale model was fitted to data drawn from a patient and non-patient sample. Findings suggest that while the BDI fits the model reasonably well for the two samples separately there is sufficient differential item functioning to raise serious duobts of the viability of using it analogously with patient and non-patient groups.

scholarly journals Using Differential Item Functioning to Test for Interrater Reliability in Constructed Response Items

2020 ◽  
Vol 80 (4) ◽  
pp. 808-820
Author(s):  
Cindy M. Walker ◽  
Sakine Göçer Şahin
Keyword(s):  
Differential Item Functioning ◽  
Interrater Reliability ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Kappa Statistic ◽  
Promising Alternative ◽  
Constructed Response ◽  
Polytomous Item ◽  
Item Functioning

The purpose of this study was to investigate a new way of evaluating interrater reliability that can allow one to determine if two raters differ with respect to their rating on a polytomous rating scale or constructed response item. Specifically, differential item functioning (DIF) analyses were used to assess interrater reliability and compared with traditional interrater reliability measures. Three different procedures that can be used as measures of interrater reliability were compared: (1) intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), (2) Cohen’s kappa statistic, and (3) DIF statistic obtained from Poly-SIBTEST. The results of this investigation indicated that DIF procedures appear to be a promising alternative to assess the interrater reliability of constructed response items, or other polytomous types of items, such as rating scales. Furthermore, using DIF to assess interrater reliability does not require a fully crossed design and allows one to determine if a rater is either more severe, or more lenient, in their scoring of each individual polytomous item on a test or rating scale.

scholarly journals Prevalencia de problemas de sueño en mujeres climatéricas colombianas durante la pandemia COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Álvaro Monterrosa-Castro ◽  
Angélica Monterrosa-Blanco
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scale ◽  
Calidad De Vida ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
Menopause Rating Scale

Objetivo: elaborar una aproximación a la prevalencia de los problemas de sueño (PDS) en mujeres climatéricas colombianas durante la pandemia COVID-19. Materiales y Métodos: estudio transversal que pertenece al proyecto de investigación Calidad de Vida en la Menopausia y Etnias Colombianas bajo condiciones de pandemia [CAVIMEC+COVID STUDY]. Se incluyeron mujeres naturales y residentes en Colombia entre 40 y 59 años, quienes en los primeros cinco días de junio del 2020 participaron de forma anónima y voluntaria, previo consentimiento informado en el diligenciamiento de un formulario alojado en una plataforma virtual. Los PDS fueron identificados con el tercer ítem de Menopause Rating Scale. Se exploraron características sociodemográficas, la presencia y severidad de los PDS y el estado menopáusico. Se hace estadística descriptiva. Resultados: participaron 984 mujeres, la mediana de edad fue 47,0 [RIC: 42,0-53,5] años. El 84,5% de las participantes eran mestizas, el 13,7% afrodescendientes y 1,7% indígenas. El 39,3% posmenopáusicas. El 70% residían en la región caribe colombiana. Informaron PDS 637 (64,7%) de las participantes y 112 (11,3%) tenían PDS severos. Las posmenopáusicas informaron un 65,1% de PDS, en forma severa el 12,2%, y las premenopáusicas informaron 64,5%, en forma severa el 10,1%. Conclusiones: los PDS podrían ser un problema frecuente en las mujeres en estado premenopáusico y postmenopáusico. Se debe explorar este problema en la consulta ginecológica para ofrecer soluciones. Se requieren estudios poblacionales que confirmen estas observaciones.

scholarly journals Evaluación de la calidad de vida relacionada al climaterio y menopausia

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 43-50
Author(s):  
Roxana Argueta Álvarez
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scale ◽  
Calidad De Vida ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
Menopause Rating Scale

El climaterio es un periodo de transición que pone término a la capacidad reproductiva de la mujer. Inicia antes de que se produzca el cese del periodo menstrual; mientras que la menopausia se caracteriza por ausencia total, provocando alteraciones somáticas, psicológicas y genitourinarias. Objetivo: Determinar la calidad de vida de las mujeres en la etapa del climaterio y la menopausia. Metodología: Estudio cuantitativo de alcance descriptivo, en mujeres de la zona oriental, con criterio de inclusión de edades entre 45 y 55 años. El instrumento utilizado fue la Escala de Puntuación Menopáusica (Menopause Rating Scale, MRS), incluyendo preguntas relacionadas a la salud en general. Principios éticos: previo consentimiento informado de cada una de las participantes, respetando el derecho de confidencialidad.Resultados: Participaron 123 mujeres, los síntomas más frecuentes, con escala de valor desde leve a intolerable, son las molestias musculares y articulares (86%) a ellas le sigue el cansancio físico y mental (82%) y la irritabilidad (76%). Según los dominios que componen la escala MRS, se presentan con mayor frecuencia los de naturaleza psicológica, paralelamente relacionados al somato vegetativo.Conclusiones / Recomendaciones: el diagnóstico de patologías como hipertensión y diabetes en las pacientes influye en la severidad de la sintomatología, repercutiendo directamente en la calidad de vida de las mismas. Es importante considerar la vulnerabilidad de la familia dentro de los programas de atención a la mujer en este proceso, contribuyendo a la asimilación y mejora de la calidad de vida de la mujer.

scholarly journals Differential Item Functioning in Students Rating of Teaching Effectiveness Surveys in Higher Education According to Academic Disciplines: Data from a Saudi University

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 770
Author(s):  
Mahmoud AlQuraan ◽  
Ahmed AL Kuwaiti
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Differential Item Functioning ◽  
Teaching Effectiveness ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Academic Discipline ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Item Functioning ◽  
Teaching In Higher Education

This study explored academic discipline as a source of differential item functioning(DIF) in students’ rating of teaching quality and effectiveness at higher education institutions. Data utilized in this study was collected by Imam Abudalruman Bin Faisal University - KSA. The total number of surveys analyzed for the purpose of this study is 36459 from three colleges: Education, Health, and Engineering. Using Extended Rasch model (Rating Scale Model), the results show that the instrument contains four DIF items. The content of these four items confirm the possibility of considering discipline as a source of DIF items in students evaluation of teaching in higher education. Moreover, the results of the current study show that removing DIF items from the instrument increases construct validity.

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