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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Med Care. 2014 Feb;52(2):e7–e15. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31824df149

Table 2.

Estimates of Item Difficulty, Standard Error (SE), Fit Statistics and Item-Total Correlations (ITC) for Subscale 1: Knowledge of Diverse Patient Populations

Subscale 1 Abbreviated item content Item SE Infit Outfit ITC
Item 19 Impact of family on health care −1.01 0.04 0.97 0.97 0.7
Item 16 Impact of religion on health care −0.57 0.04 1.12 1.12 0.66
Item 20 Knowledge of strengths/resiliencies of patients −0.46 0.04 0.88 0.88 0.73
Item 8 Know diet patterns based on income −0.45 0.04 0.87 0.86 0.74
Item 1 Know health beliefs of patients −0.43 0.04 0.89 0.88 0.73
Item 35 Know limited English proficiency impacts health of communities −0.43 0.04 1.21 1.24 0.64
Item 2 Know illness beliefs of patients −0.39 0.04 0.92 0.9 0.72
Item 9 Know diet patterns based on education −0.36 0.04 0.84 0.82 0.75
Item 11 Know diet patterns based on cultural preferences −0.33 0.04 0.89 0.88 0.73
Item 30 Know unemployment impacts health of communities −0.28 0.04 0.98 0.98 0.71
Item 3 Know wellness beliefs of patients −0.24 0.04 0.86 0.85 0.74
Item 13 Know exercise patterns based on education −0.04 0.04 0.84 0.83 0.75
Item 4 Know help-seeking behaviors of patients −0.02 0.04 0.92 0.91 0.73
Item 25 Know mental health impacts health of communities 0.03 0.04 1.07 1.09 0.69
Item 10 Know diet patterns based on neighborhood resources 0.07 0.04 0.92 0.92 0.73
Item 12 Know exercise patters based on income 0.17 0.04 0.91 0.91 0.73
Item 23 Know sexual abuse/trauma impact health of communities 0.3 0.04 1.11 1.12 0.68
Item 14 Know exercise patters based on neighborhood resources 0.32 0.04 0.89 0.89 0.74
Item 32 Know homelessness impacts health of communities 0.33 0.04 1.15 1.17 0.67
Item 26 Know oral health impacts health of communities 0.73 0.04 1.17 1.16 0.66
Item 36 Know environmental factors impact health of communities 0.95 0.04 1.17 1.24 0.66
Item 6 Know patient preference for traditional healers 1.01 0.04 1.17 1.17 0.66
Item 7 Know patient preference for traditional healing practices 1.11 0.04 1.13 1.14 0.67