Psychometric Evaluation of the Perceived Research Burden Assessment (PeRBA) in Longitudinal Studies of Alzheimer Disease Using Rasch Analysis.

Audrey A KelemanChih-Hung ChangRebecca M BollingerJennifer H LinglerMatthew GabelSusan Lynn Stark

Published in: Alzheimer disease and associated disorders (2022)

Analysis results support the good overall psychometric properties of PeRBA among research participants in studies of AD and their family members. Recommendations have been provided to improve the assessment, including rewording items and adding items that could account for a broader range of perceived research burden.

Keyphrases

psychometric properties
depressive symptoms
social support
mental health
risk factors
case control
cross sectional
clinical practice