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, cilt.67, sa.2, ss.233-241, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 67 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5606/tftrd.2021.6887
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.233-241
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Factor analysis, functional status, measurement tool, Rasch analysis, rheumatoid arthritis, TURKISH VERSION, REPORTED OUTCOMES, HEALTH-STATUS, VALIDATION
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.