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

KÜÇÜKDEVECİ, AYŞE; Sahin, H; ATAMAN, ŞEBNEM; Griffiths, B; Tennant, A

doi:10.1002/art.20091

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)

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).