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Differential item functioning in the Unified Dyskinesia Rating Scale (UDysRS).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Test if differential item functioning due to gender, age, race/ethnicity, or education impacts Unified Dyskinesia Rating Scale scores.

Background

Testing rating scales for differential item functioning is a core validation step. If differential item functioning exists, interpretation of item scores must consider secondary influences on dyskinesia ratings.

Methods

Using Unified Dyskinesia Rating Scale translation databases (N = 3,132), we tested uniform and nonuniform differential item functioning. We required confirmation by two independent methods and considered differential item functioning pertinent if McFadden pseudo R² magnitude statistics exceeded negligible ratings.

Results

No age, race/ethnicity, or education nonuniform differential item functioning was identified. Gender nonuniform differential item functioning occurred for 2 items, both with negligible magnitude. Gender, race, and education uniform differential item functioning was observed for multiple items, all with negligible magnitude.

Conclusions

The Unified Dyskinesia Rating Scale items effectively capture dyskinesia severity without pertinent gender, age, race/ ethnicity, or education influence. © 2017 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

SUBMITTER: Luo S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5570621 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Differential item functioning in the Unified Dyskinesia Rating Scale (UDysRS).

Luo Sheng S Liu Yuanyuan Y Teresi Jeanne A JA Stebbins Glenn T GT Goetz Christopher G CG

Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society 20170601 8

<h4>Objective</h4>Test if differential item functioning due to gender, age, race/ethnicity, or education impacts Unified Dyskinesia Rating Scale scores.<h4>Background</h4>Testing rating scales for differential item functioning is a core validation step. If differential item functioning exists, interpretation of item scores must consider secondary influences on dyskinesia ratings.<h4>Methods</h4>Using Unified Dyskinesia Rating Scale translation databases (N = 3,132), we tested uniform and nonunif ...[more]

PMID: 28568607

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Differential item functioning in the Unified Dyskinesia Rating Scale (UDysRS).

Objective

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusions

Publications

Differential item functioning in the Unified Dyskinesia Rating Scale (UDysRS).

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