Do the unlabeled response categories of the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire satisfy the monotonicity assumption of simple-summated scoring?
Visith UyRon D HaysJay J XuPeter M FayersAndrew D AuerbachJeanne T BlackLorraine S EvangelistaTheodore G GaniatsPatrick S RomanoMichael K OngPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2020)
The unlabeled MLHFQ response options do not meet the assumptions of simple-summated scoring. Further assessment of the performance of the unlabeled response options and evaluation of alternative scoring approaches is recommended. Adding labels for response options in future administrations of the MLHFQ should be considered.