Issues in cross-cultural validity: Example from the adaptation, reliability, and validity testing of a Turkish version of the Stanford health assessment questionnaire

KÜÇÜKDEVECİ A. A., Sahin H., ATAMAN Ş., Griffiths B., Tennant A.

ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATISM-ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH, cilt.51, sa.1, ss.14-19, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 51 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/art.20091
  • Dergi Adı: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATISM-ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.14-19
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: HAQ, rasch, cross-cultural, adaptation, validity, APPLYING PSYCHOMETRIC CRITERIA, MEDICAL REHABILITATION, FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT, RASCH, ARTHRITIS
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective. Guidelines have been established for cross-cultural adaptation of outcome measures. However, invariance across cultures must also be demonstrated through analysis of Differential Item Functioning (DIF). This is tested in the context of a Turkish adaptation of the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ).