People can change: Measuring individual variability in rehabilitation science.

Lauren TerhorstShannon B JuengstKelly B BeckSaul Shiffman

Published in: Rehabilitation psychology (2018)

MLIRT methods are underutilized in rehabilitation research despite their unique advantages. Psychometric properties of instruments used to measure change over time should be evaluated at the within-individual level. Additionally, MLIRT offers opportunity to investigate temporal variability of behaviors or symptoms, and can potentially reduce participant burden when used in adaptive testing. (PsycINFO Database Record

Keyphrases

psychometric properties
public health
emergency department
patient reported outcomes
adverse drug
physical activity
electronic health record