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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA |
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5141.0: Wednesday, December 14, 2005: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| Self-reported data are invaluable to understanding many public health problems. These data, however, can be fraught with interpretational difficulties due to questions regarding their validity and reliability. In this session, methods are presented that can improve the collection and interpretation of personal data reported by individuals. | |||
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant in this session will be able to: 1. Understand differential item functioning, item response theory, and the importance of establishing and employing valid measurement tools in epidemiological research. 2. Explain the effects of measurement error and violations of the true score model of reliability on test-retest estimates of the reliability of self-reported age of first drug use. 3. Discuss the importance of using psychometrically sound outcomes measures for clinical practice and research. 4. Test for the extent of differential reporting of similar levels of health among sub-groups of the population in any health surveys. 5. List the instruments commonly used in HIV/AIDS quality of life research | |||
| Martin C. Weinrich, PhD | |||
| Item response theory: An empirical example describing the use of the quantitative model to assess differential item functioning across gender in public health research Adam C. Carle, MA, PhD | |||
| Effect of correlated errors on the test-retest reliability of self-reported age of first drug use Scott L. Hershberger, PhD, Dennis G. Fisher, PhD, Grace L. Reynolds, DPA, Charles L. Henry, JD, Mario J. Perez, Adi Jaffe, BA | |||
Improving clinical outcome measurement tools for patients with disabilities ![[ Recorded presentation ]](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif){kind=small} Dagmar Amtmann, PhD, Kurt L. Johnson, PhD, CRC, Carrie M. Kuehn, MA, MPH | |||
| Differential reporting of similar levels of health among subgroups the U.S. population Martey Dodoo, PhD | |||
| A review of the statistical aspects of quality of life measurement tools for HIV/AIDS Kimberly A. Shinault, MPH, Hélène Carabin, PhD, Marguerite Keesee, PhD, Nancy K. Sonleitner, PhD | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | Statistics | ||
| Endorsed by: | Epidemiology; Maternal and Child Health | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||
The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA