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Hyperhidrosis quality of life index (HidroQoL): further validation by applying classical test theory and item response theory using data from a phase III clinical trial
BackgroundThe Hyperhidrosis Quality of Life Index (HidroQoL ©) is a well-developed and validated patient-reported outcome measure assessing the...
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Validation of the Chinese version of the Oslo-3 Social Support Scale among nursing students: a study based on Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory models
BackgroundNursing students are encountering a range of health issues. Assessing social support is a key component in most questionnaire surveys...
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Item analysis on the quality of life scale for anxiety disorders QLICD-AD(V2.0) based on classical test theory and item response theory
BackgroundAnxiety disorders can cause serious physical and psychological damage, so many anxiety scales have been developed internationally to...
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Validation and optimization of the French Generic Adherence for Chronic Diseases Profile (GACID-P) using classical test and item response theory
BackgroundThe Generic Adherence for Chronic Diseases Profile is a French generic scale (GACID-P) developed to measure adherence in several disease...
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Chinese version of Yoon Critical Thinking Disposition Instrument: validation using classical test theory and Rasch analysis
BackgroundDespite the availability of a wide range of critical thinking instruments, there was no original design for nurses that has been translated...
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Validation of Fear of COVID-19 Scale in India: Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory Approach
COVID-19 has become one of the significant sources of stress, fear, and anxiety throughout the world. Though the global effect on the psychological...
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Identifying meaningful change on PROMIS short forms in cancer patients: a comparison of item response theory and classic test theory frameworks
BackgroundThis study compares classical test theory and item response theory frameworks to determine reliable change. Reliable change followed by...
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Using Classical Test Theory to Determine the Psychometric Properties of the Deglutition Handicap Index
The Deglutition Handicap Index (DHI) is a self-report measure for patients at risk of oropharyngeal dysphagia on deglutition-related aspects of...
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Development and validation of the peptic ulcer scale under the system of quality of life instruments for chronic diseases based on classical test theory and generalizability theory
BackgroundQuality of life (QOL) for patients with Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is of interest worldwide and disease-specific instruments are needed for...
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Modification and verification of the Infant–Toddler Meaningful Auditory Integration Scale: a psychometric analysis combining item response theory with classical test theory
BackgroundEarly prelingual auditory development (EPLAD) is a fundamental and important process in the speech and language development of infants and...
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Machine Learning Algorithms Versus Classical Regression Models in Pre-Eclampsia Prediction: A Systematic Review
Purpose of ReviewMachine learning (ML) approaches are an emerging alternative for healthcare risk prediction. We aimed to synthesise the literature...
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Validity of the Yale Food Addiction Scale for Children (YFAS-C): Classical test theory and item response theory of the Persian YFAS-C
PurposeTo examine whether the child/adolescent version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS-C) is valid to assess the Iranian adolescents who are...
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Psychometric Validation of the Spanish Gaming Disorder Test (GDT): Item Response Theory and Measurement Invariance Analysis
Gaming Disorder (GD) has been recently added to the eleventh revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) by the World Health...
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Validation of the Chinese EORTC chronic lymphocytic leukaemia module – application of classical test theory and item response theory
PurposeThe association of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is rarely studied globally. This study...
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The impact of classical music on anxiety and pain perception during a thyroid fine needle aspiration biopsy
AimTo determine the impact of classical music on the anxiety and pain perception of patients who underwent thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsy...
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The challenges of classical galactosemia: HRQoL in pediatric and adult patients
BackgroundClassical galactosemia (CG), an inborn error of galactose metabolism, results in long-term complications including cognitive impairment and...
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Assessing Opioid Abuse in Chronic Pain Patients: Further Validation of the Prescription Opioid Misuse Index (POMI) Using Item Response Theory
Due the limitations of the previous validations, the purpose of this study was to further validate the Prescription Opioid Misuse Index (POMI) in a...
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Development of a new staining protocol for the Kleihauer–Betke test to facilitate the reading of difficult cases
BackgroundThe Kleihauer–Betke (KB) test allows the detection of fetal red blood cells (containing fetal hemoglobin, HbF) in the maternal blood to...
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The False Recognition Test, a new tool for the assessment of false memories, with normative data from an Italian sample
IntroductionFalse memory can be defined as remembering something that did not happen. To a certain extent it is a normal phenomenon, but its...