Ethnic differential item functioning in the assessment of quality of life

Ethnic differential item functioning (DIF) on the QLQ-C30 quality of life (QoL) questionnaire for cancer patients was investigated using item response theory methods. The sample consisted of 359 cancer patients representing four ethnic groups: Caucasian, Filipino, Hawaiian, and Japanese. Results sho...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pagano, Ian S
Other Authors: Blaine, Daniel D
Language:en-US
Published: University of Hawaii at Manoa 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10125/3067