Cross-national health comparisons using the Rasch model: findings from the 2012 US Health and Retirement Study and the 2012 Mexican Health and Aging Study.
Ji-Hyuk ParkTimothy A ReistetterCarlos Díaz-VenegasAlejandra Michaels-ObregonRebeca WongPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2018)
The Rasch model indicates that Mexican adults were more functional than Americans at the population level and across two chronic conditions (arthritis and lung problems). Future studies would need to elucidate other factors affecting the function differences between the two countries.