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Item response theory and its applications to patient-reported outcomes measurement.

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Chang, C-H; Reeve, BB
Published in: Eval Health Prof
September 2005

This article provides an overview of item response theory (IRT) models and how they can be appropriately applied to patient-reported outcomes (PROs) measurement. Specifically, the following topics are discussed: (a) basics of IRT, (b) types of IRT models, (c) how IRT models have been applied to date, and (d) new directions in applying IRT to PRO measurements.

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Eval Health Prof

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ISSN

0163-2787

Publication Date

September 2005

Volume

28

Issue

3

Start / End Page

264 / 282

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Public Health
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Models, Statistical
  • Mathematical Computing
  • Humans
  • Health Services Research
  • 4206 Public health
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
 

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Chang, C.-H., & Reeve, B. B. (2005). Item response theory and its applications to patient-reported outcomes measurement. Eval Health Prof, 28(3), 264–282. https://doi.org/10.1177/0163278705278275
Chang, Chih-Hung, and Bryce B. Reeve. “Item response theory and its applications to patient-reported outcomes measurement.Eval Health Prof 28, no. 3 (September 2005): 264–82. https://doi.org/10.1177/0163278705278275.
Chang C-H, Reeve BB. Item response theory and its applications to patient-reported outcomes measurement. Eval Health Prof. 2005 Sep;28(3):264–82.
Chang, Chih-Hung, and Bryce B. Reeve. “Item response theory and its applications to patient-reported outcomes measurement.Eval Health Prof, vol. 28, no. 3, Sept. 2005, pp. 264–82. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/0163278705278275.
Chang C-H, Reeve BB. Item response theory and its applications to patient-reported outcomes measurement. Eval Health Prof. 2005 Sep;28(3):264–282.
Journal cover image

Published In

Eval Health Prof

DOI

ISSN

0163-2787

Publication Date

September 2005

Volume

28

Issue

3

Start / End Page

264 / 282

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Public Health
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Models, Statistical
  • Mathematical Computing
  • Humans
  • Health Services Research
  • 4206 Public health
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services