Open AccessAdjusting for cross-cultural differences in computer-adaptive tests of quality of life
Author(s) -
Chris SideyGibbons,
Suzanne M. Skevington
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
quality of life research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1573-2649
pISSN - 0962-9343
DOI - 10.1007/s11136-017-1738-7
Subject(s) - differential item functioning , rasch model , computerized adaptive testing , item response theory , item bank , polytomous rasch model , metric (unit) , psychology , measurement invariance , psychometrics , reliability (semiconductor) , quality of life research , variance (accounting) , quality of life (healthcare) , social psychology , construct (python library) , cross cultural studies , quality (philosophy) , statistics , confirmatory factor analysis , clinical psychology , structural equation modeling , developmental psychology , computer science , public health , mathematics , medicine , marketing , philosophy , business , psychotherapist , power (physics) , accounting , epistemology , quantum mechanics , programming language , physics , nursing
Previous studies using the WHOQOL measures have demonstrated that the relationship between individual items and the underlying quality of life (QoL) construct may differ between cultures. If unaccounted for, these differing relationships can lead to measurement bias which, in turn, can undermine the reliability of results.