Is it possible to develop a new measurement tool to assess the functional status in patients with rheumatoid arthritis?

Ates F. S. O., GÖKMEN D., KUTLAY Ş., ELHAN A. H., KÜÇÜKDEVECİ A. A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, vol.67, no.2, pp.233-241, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 67 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.5606/tftrd.2021.6887
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.233-241
  • Keywords: Factor analysis, functional status, measurement tool, Rasch analysis, rheumatoid arthritis, TURKISH VERSION, REPORTED OUTCOMES, HEALTH-STATUS, VALIDATION
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to develop measurement tools for assessing patients' functional status with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in terms of upper and lower extremity function and to evaluate the tools' construct validities with classical and modern psychometric approaches.