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. 2010 Jul 12;2010:984673. doi: 10.4061/2010/984673

Table 4.

Rasch item and fit statistics for the final ICF scales of the PDQ-39a.

Component Itemsb Item statisticsc Fit statisticsc Total item-trait PSIh
No. Content (abridged) Locationd SEd Residuale Chi squaref F-statisticg Chi-square (P-value)
BFa 17 Depressed −0.65 0.11 −1.16 2.04 1.61 12.46  (0.41) 0.73
22 Worried about the future −0.31 0.11 0.53 0.77 0.39
21 Anxious −0.16 0.12 −0.74 1.88 1.44
18 Isolated and lonely 0.42 0.10 0.52 0.51 0.18
20 Angry or bitter 0.70 0.11 1.62 1.00 0.58

BFb 38 Pain in joints or body −1.02 0.08 −0.21 0.29 0.18 6.15  (0.802) 0.88
32 Poor memory −0.46 0.09 0.94 1.04 0.62
39 Unpleasantly hot or cold −0.46 0.11 −0.15 2.21 1.31
37 Painful cramps or spasms −0.06 0.10 −0.63 5.28 3.72
30 Unexpectedly fallen asleep 0.95 0.12 2.06 2.26 1.05
33 Distressing dreams or hallucinations 1.05 0.12 0.13 1.38 0.82

APa 1 Leisure activities −0.93 0.11 2.23 8.81 3.83 33.2  (0.007)i 0.96
4 Walking half a mile −0.79 0.09 0.59 2.16 1.34
7 Getting around in public −0.62 0.10 −2.36 3.43 3.51
2 Looking after home −0.60 0.10 0.92 2.47 0.93
6 Getting around the house −0.24 0.10 −0.57 2.22 1.44
5 Walking 100 yards 0.45 0.10 −0.23 7.40 4.24
12 Dressing 0.78 0.14 1.03 0.79 0.28
11 Washing 1.95 0.14 −0.54 5.91 3.64

APb 14 Writing clearly −0.77 0.09 −0.30 1.54 1.13 8.28  (0.60) 0.86
13 Do buttons or shoe laces −0.40 0.08 0.84 0.51 0.19
15 Cutting food 0.01 0.09 −0.41 3.69 2.94
16 Hold a drink without spilling 0.56 0.09 0.65 2.01 0.97
24 Avoid eating/drinking in public 0.59 0.09 1.41 0.54 0.20

E 25 Embarrassed due to PD −0.82 0.09 −1.27 1.86 1.27 13.42  (0.34) 0.82
26 Worried about people's reactions −0.41 0.10 −1.64 2.85 2.32
23 Felt need to conceal PD −0.20 0.16 −0.05 1.92 1.15
36 Felt ignored 0.12 0.10 0.97 3.79 1.98
28 Support from partner 0.38 0.18 1.25 2.73 1.28
29 Support from family or friends 0.92 0.17 1.55 0.28 0.10

aPerformed with the sample divided into three class intervals according to person locations on the measured construct.

bListed in location order. Item numbers refer to the original PDQ-39 questionnaire. A total of nine original PDQ-39 items (numbers 3, 8, 9, 10, 19, 27, 31, 34, and 35) were excluded.

cRounded to two decimals.

dExpressed in linear log-odds units (logits). Mean item location is zero with positive values representing more health problems.

eResiduals summarize the deviation of observed from expected responses.

fChi-square values summarize the deviation of observed from expected responses across the three class intervals of people. Higher values represent larger deviations.

gF-statistics from one-way ANOVAs of deviations from model expectation across the three class intervals of people.

hReliability index analogous to Cronbach's alpha.

i P = .057 following Bonferroni correction.

ICF: International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health; AP: Activity and Participation; BF: Body Functions and Structures; E: Environment; SE: standard error; PSI: person separation index.