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Use of item response theory to develop a shortened version of the EORTC QLQ-C30 emotional functioning scale

In English

Författare

  • JB Bjorner
  • MA Petersen
  • M Groenvold
  • N Aaronson
  • Marianne Ahlner-Elmqvist
  • JI Arraras
  • A Bredart
  • P Fayers
  • M Jordhoy
  • M Sprangers
  • M Watson
  • T Young
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Summary, in English

Background: As part of a larger study whose objective is to develop an abbreviated version of the EORTC QLQ-C30 suitable for research in palliative care, analyses were conducted to determine the feasibility of generating a shorter version of the 4-item emotional functioning (EF) scale that could be scored in the original metric. Methods: We used data from 24 European cancer studies conducted in 10 different languages (n = 8242). Item selection was based on analyses by item response theory (IRT). Based on the IRT results, a simple scoring algorithm was developed to predict the original 4-item EF sum scale score from a reduced number of items. Results: Both a 3-item and a 2-item version ( item 21 'Did you feel tense?' and item 24 'Did you feel depressed?') predicted the total score with excellent agreement and very little bias. In group comparisons, the 2-item scale led to the same conclusions as those based on the original 4-item scale with little or no loss of measurement efficiency. Conclusion: Although these results are promising, confirmatory studies are needed based on independent samples. If such additional studies yield comparable results, incorporation of the 2-item EF scale in an abbreviated version of the QLQ-C30 for use in palliative care research settings would be justified. The analyses reported here demonstrate the usefulness of the IRT-based methodology for shortening questionnaire scales.

Publiceringsår

2004

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

1683-1697

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Quality of Life Research

Volym

13

Issue

10

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Springer

Ämne

  • Otorhinolaryngology

Nyckelord

  • cancer
  • IRT
  • palliative care
  • prediction
  • quality of life
  • shortening
  • of scales

Status

Published

Forskningsgrupp

  • Laryngoesophagology, Allergy and Life Quality

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1573-2649