The Nursing Home Physical Performance Test: A Secondary Data Analysis of Women in Long-Term Care Using Item Response Theory | Zendy

Subashan Perera | Zendy; David A. Nace | Zendy; Neil M. Resnick | Zendy; Susan L. Greenspan | Zendy

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The Nursing Home Physical Performance Test: A Secondary Data Analysis of Women in Long-Term Care Using Item Response Theory

Author(s) -

Subashan Perera,

David A. Nace,

Neil M. Resnick,

Susan L. Greenspan

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

the gerontologist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524

H-Index - 138

eISSN - 1758-5341

pISSN - 0016-9013

DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnx033

Subject(s) - item response theory , computerized adaptive testing , phone , test (biology) , random digit dialing , activities of daily living , concurrent validity , nursing homes , gerontology , long term care , psychology , medicine , applied psychology , psychometrics , clinical psychology , nursing , physical therapy , environmental health , population , paleontology , internal consistency , biology , linguistics , philosophy

The Nursing Home Physical Performance Test (NHPPT) was developed to measure function among nursing home residents using sit-to-stand, scooping applesauce, face washing, dialing phone, putting on sweater, and ambulating tasks. Using item response theory, we explore its measurement characteristics at item level and opportunities for improvements.

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