Rasch-ionale for neurologists
Por:
Vanhoutte, EK, Hermans, MCE, Faber, CG, Gorson, KC, Merkies, ISJ, Thonnard, JL, Illa I., Querol L., PeriNomS Study Grp
Publicada:
1 sep 2015
Resumen:
Outcome measures are considered the most important tools to monitor patients' outcome in both clinical and research settings. Measuring the clinical state of patients is a fundamental part of our daily clinical practice and research that sometimes is taken for granted. In peripheral neuropathies, there are many scales available, but most of these are at the ordinal level. This paper will systematically address the types of scales available (being nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio data-based) in terms of their strengths and weaknesses. The differences between classical test theory-based and modern test method-based outcome measures will be addressed with emphasis on Rasch methodology. Various steps will be highlighted as part of the evaluation and construction of outcome measures using the Rasch method, with the aim to increase the knowledge and utility of this technique. We argue that Rasch-built outcome measures should be used for future studies in neuromuscular disorders and their method of construction could be easily extrapolated to other neurological illnesses.
Filiaciones:
Vanhoutte, EK:
Maastricht Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Clin Genet, Maastricht, Netherlands
Hermans, MCE:
Maastricht Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Neurol, Maastricht, Netherlands
Faber, CG:
Maastricht Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Neurol, Maastricht, Netherlands
Gorson, KC:
Tufts Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neurol, Boston, MA 02111 USA
Merkies, ISJ:
Maastricht Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Neurol, Maastricht, Netherlands
Erasmus MC, Dept Neurol, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Spaarne Hosp, Dept Neurol, Hoofddorp, Netherlands
Thonnard, JL:
Catholic Univ Louvain, Inst Neurosci IoNS, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium
Clin Univ St Luc, Dept Phys & Rehabil Med, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium
Illa I.:
Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB SANT PAU), Sant Quintí 77-79, 08041 Barcelona, Spain
Querol L.:
Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB SANT PAU), Sant Quintí 77-79, 08041 Barcelona, Spain
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