Open AccessEvaluation of measurement equivalence of the Family Satisfaction with the End-of-Life Care (FAMCARE): Tests of differential item functioning between Hispanic and non-Hispanic White caregivers
Author(s) -
Jeanne A. Teresi,
Katja OcepekWelikson,
Mildred Ramírez,
Marjorie Kleinman,
Katherine Ornstein,
Albert L. Siu,
José A. Luchsinger
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
palliative and supportive care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.786
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1478-9523
pISSN - 1478-9515
DOI - 10.1017/s1478951520000152
Subject(s) - differential item functioning , item response theory , psychology , clinical psychology , confirmatory factor analysis , measurement invariance , psychometrics , equivalence (formal languages) , logistic regression , medicine , structural equation modeling , statistics , linguistics , philosophy , mathematics
Although the psychometric properties of the Family Satisfaction with End-of-Life Care measure have been examined in diverse settings internationally; little evidence exists regarding measurement equivalence in Hispanic caregivers. The aim was to examine the psychometric properties of a short-form of the FAMCARE in Hispanics using latent variable models and place information on differential item functioning (DIF) in an existing family satisfaction item bank.