Contrasting Two Verbal Fluency Scoring Systems Using the Rasch Rating Scale Model
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2018 |
| Descripción: | Objective: Two scoring systems for a verbal fluency test were compared using the Rasch Rating Scale Model. Method: The analysis was carried out on 289 participants, 92 of whom had had a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis. Scores were calculated with two different category systems: a conventional procedure and a percentile-based one. Results: The percentile-based Rasch scores produce adequate categories and reliable measures, while the correlation with the Mini Mental State Examination evinces concurrent validity. After statistically controlling for age, percentile-based Rasch measures discriminated between both groups, demonstrating predictive validity. Conclusions: The analysis of the two procedures allows for the recommendation of the use of percentile-based categories, |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/3050 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/ap/article/view/3050 |
| Palabra clave: | Enfermedad de Parkinson evaluación neuropsicológica fluidez verbal Modelo de Escalas de Calificación Neuropsychological assessment parkinson’s disease verbal fluency Rasch Rating Scale Model |