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- Jarl, Gustav, 1978-, et al.
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Cross-cultural validity and differential item functioning of theOrthotics and Prosthetics Users’ Survey with Swedish and Americanusers of lower limb prosthesis
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Annan publikation (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Objective: To investigate the cross-cultural validity of the Orthotics and Prosthetics Users’ Survey (OPUS), to investigate differential item functioning (DIF) in the OPUS related to sex, age, amputation level and amputated sides (unilateral or bilateral), and to determine the known-group validity of the OPUS.Design: Cross-sectional study design.Setting: 2 outpatient clinics in Sweden and 7 outpatient clinics in the United States.Participants: A total of 195 Swedish and 126 American adults using lower limb prosthesis.Interventions: Not applicable.Main Outcome Measure: 4 modules from the OPUS were used in this study, including the Lower extremity functional status (LEFS), Client satisfaction with device (CSD), Client satisfaction with services (CSS), and Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) modules. Items were scored on 4- or 5-level Likert scales, and a Rasch measure was calculated for each person and module.Results: The cross-cultural validity was satisfactory. Many items demonstrated DIF related to country and demographic characteristics, but the impact on mean person measures was negligible. The rating scales of the CSD and CSS needed adjustments, and the unidimensionality of the CSD and CSS was weak. The differences between the mean measures of known patient groups were statistically significant for age in the LEFS and for the level of amputation in the CSD.Conclusions: This study supports the validity of comparing OPUS measures between Sweden and USA and between patient groups with different demographic characteristics. The OPUS can, to some extent, discriminate between patient groups known to be different. The unidimensionality of the CSD and CSS modules is weaker than the other modules and these need further development and evaluation.
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- Jarl, Gustav M., 1978-, et al.
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Cross-cultural validity and differential item functioning of the Orthotics and Prosthetics Users’ Survey with Swedish and American users of lower-limb prosthesis
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Ingår i: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. - : Elsevier BV. - 0003-9993 .- 1532-821X. ; 96:9, s. 1615-1626
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objectives: To investigate the cross-cultural validity of the Orthotics and Prosthetics Users’ Survey (OPUS), to evaluate differential item functioning (DIF) related to country, sex, age, amputation level, and amputated side (unilateral, bilateral), and to determine known-group validity of the OPUS.Design: Survey.Setting: Outpatient clinics.Participants: The sample (NZ321) consisted of Swedish (nZ195) and U.S. (nZ126) adults using lower-limb prostheses.Interventions: Not applicable.Main Outcome Measures: Four OPUS modules were used: lower extremity functional status, client satisfaction with device (CSD), client satisfaction with services (CSS), and health-related quality of life. Rasch analysis was used to calculate measures for persons and items.Results: The cross-cultural validity was satisfactory. Many items demonstrated DIF related to country and demographic characteristics, but the impact on mean person measures was negligible. The rating scales of CSD and CSS needed adjustments, and the unidimensionality of CSD and CSS was weak. The differences between the mean measures of known patient groups were statistically significant for 2 out of 6 comparisons.Conclusions: This study supports the validity of OPUS measure comparisons between Sweden and the United States and between subgroups with different demographic characteristics. Some of the country-related DIF may reflect the different health care financing systems. The findings demonstrate that the OPUS can discriminate between certain patient groups. The results also challenge some of our preconceptions about persons with bilateral amputation, indicating that we might know these persons less well than we think.
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- Jarl, Gustav M., 1978-, et al.
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Validity evidence for a modified version of the Orthotics and Prosthetics Users' Survey
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Ingår i: Disability and Rehabilitation. - Philadelphia, USA : Taylor & Francis. - 1748-3107 .- 1748-3115. ; 7:6, s. 469-478
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- Purpose: To evaluate the validity of a modified version of the Orthotics and Prosthetics Users' Survey (OPUS) with persons using different prosthetic and orthotic (P&O) devices.Method: Two-hundred-and-eighty-two adults using prosthesis, orthosis, shoe insoles or orthopaedic shoes completed OPUS. OPUS comprises five modules - Lower and Upper Extremity Functional Status, respectively (LEFS and UEFS), Client Satisfaction with Device and Services, respectively (CSD and CSS), and, Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL). Eight new items were added to LEFS and six to UEFS. Rasch analysis was used for data analyses.Results: Rating scales functioned satisfactory after some modifications. All modules demonstrated a ceiling effect. Unidimensionality was satisfactory after deleting some items and dividing HRQoL into two subscales, although somewhat weak on CSD and CSS. Item reliability was excellent for all modules and person reliability good for all but CSD and CSS. Some items demonstrated differential item functioning related to sex and age, but the impact on person measures was small.Conclusions: This study supports the validity of a modified version of OPUS for persons using different P&O devices, but also reveals limitations to be addressed in future studies. OPUS could be useful in clinical rehabilitation and research to evaluate P&O outcomes.
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