Evaluation of measurement equivalence of the Family Satisfaction with the End-of-Life Care in an ethnically diverse cohort: tests of differential item functioning.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Family Satisfaction with End-of-Life Care is an internationally used measure of satisfaction with cancer care. However, the Family Satisfaction with End-of-Life Care has not been studied for equivalence of item endorsement across different socio-demographic groups using differential item functioning.

Aims

The aims of this secondary data analysis were (1) to examine potential differential item functioning in the family satisfaction item set with respect to type of caregiver, race, and patient age, gender, and education and (2) to provide parameters and documentation of differential item functioning for an item bank.

Design

A mixed qualitative and quantitative analysis was conducted. A priori hypotheses regarding potential group differences in item respon

SUBMITTER: Teresi JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4822822 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature