Measuring stigma after spinal cord injury: Development and psychometric characteristics of the SCI-QOL Stigma item bank and short form

Objective To develop a calibrated item bank and computer adaptive test (CAT) to assess the effects of stigma on health-related quality of life in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Design Grounded-theory based qualitative item development methods, large-scale item calibration field testing,...

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Published in:The journal of spinal cord medicine 2015-05, Vol.38 (3), p.386-396
Main Authors: Kisala, Pamela A., Tulsky, David S., Pace, Natalie, Victorson, David, Choi, Seung W., Heinemann, Allen W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Female
Health-Related Quality of Life
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Outcomes Assessment (Healthcare)
Patient Reported Outcomes
Psychometrics
Quality of Life
Social Stigma
Spinal Cord Injuries
Spinal Cord Injuries - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Objective To develop a calibrated item bank and computer adaptive test (CAT) to assess the effects of stigma on health-related quality of life in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Design Grounded-theory based qualitative item development methods, large-scale item calibration field testing, confirmatory factor analysis, and item response theory (IRT)-based psychometric analyses. Setting Five SCI Model System centers and one Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in the United States. Participants Adults with traumatic SCI. Main Outcome Measures SCI-QOL Stigma Item Bank Results A sample of 611 individuals with traumatic SCI completed 30 items assessing SCI-related stigma. After 7 items were iteratively removed, factor analyses confirmed a unidimensional pool of items. Graded Response Model IRT analyses were used to estimate slopes and thresholds for the final 23 items. Conclusions The SCI-QOL Stigma item bank is unique not only in the assessment of SCI-related stigma but also in the inclusion of individuals with SCI in all phases of its development. Use of confirmatory factor analytic and IRT methods provide flexibility and precision of measurement. The item bank may be administered as a CAT or as a 10-item fixed-length short form and can be used for research and clinical applications.
ISSN:1079-0268
2045-7723
DOI:10.1179/1079026815Z.000000000410