Research Article

Uncovering Indicators of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health from the 39-Item Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire

Table 3

Rasch item and fit statistics for the initial ICF scales of the PDQ- .

Item statistic Fit statistic
ComponentItemLocatio S Residua Chi squar F-statist

BF

AP

E

erformed with the sample divided into three class intervals according to person locations on the measured construct.
ounded to two decimals.
xpressed in linear log-odds units (logits). Mean item location is zero with positive values representing more health problems.
esiduals summarize the deviation of observed from expected responses. Deviation from the recommended range from to , indicating item misfit, are bold.
onferroni corrected statistically significant deviations across class intervals, indicating item misfit, is bold.
hi-square values summarize the deviation of observed from expected responses across the three class intervals of people. Higher values represent larger deviations.
-statistics from one-way ANOVAs of deviations from model expectation across the three class intervals of people.
ICF: International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health; AP: Activity and Participation; BF: Body Functions and Structures; E: Environment; SE: standard error.