Combining agreement and frequency rating scales to optimize psychometrics in measuring behavioral health functioning

Measuring Health: A Guide to Rating Scales and Questionnaires, Third Edition

ion of the topic to be measured. The following section gives a brief introduction to the methods that are mentioned in the reviews.More extensive discussions are given in many standard texts (41; 43; 105–107).

Measuring Adolescent Individual Values with Rating and Constant-sum Scales

The importance of rating scales in measuring patient-reported outcomes

BACKGROUND A critical component that influences the measurement properties of a patient-reported outcome (PRO) instrument is the rating scale. Yet, there is a lack of general consensus regarding optimal rating scale format, including aspects of question structure, the number and the labels of response categories. This study aims to explore the characteristics of rating scales that function well...

Measuring the importance of health domains in psoriasis – discrete choice experiment versus rating scales

Background Psoriasis affects different aspects of health-related quality of life (eg, physical, psychological, and social impairments); these health domains can be of different importance for patients. The importance of domains can be measured with the Patient Benefit Index (PBI). This questionnaire weights the achievement of treatment goals by Likert scales (0, "not important at all" to 4, "ve...

Content analysis of 4 fear of falling rating scales by linking to the international classification of functioning, disability and health.

OBJECTIVE To gain a deeper understanding of the content of 4 fear of falling (FOF) rating scales by linking them to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). DESIGN Linking study according to the ICF linking rules. SETTING Not applicable. PATIENTS Not applicable. METHODS The rating scales were the Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I), the Swedis...