Evaluating Differential Item Functioning of the CES-D Scale According to Caregiver Status and Cultural Context in Korean Women.
Evaluating Differential Item Functioning of the CES-D Scale According to Caregiver Status and Cultural Context in Korean Women.
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10.1177/1078390309343713
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发表时间：
2009-08-01
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Choi Wu, Michelle
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作者：
Choi, Heeseung;Fogg, Louis;Choi Wu, Michelle
背景技术背景：适当的评估工具的普遍性是其在不同的社会背景下使用的关键，如照顾者状态。目的：为了检查流行病学研究中心抑郁症（CES-D）量表的差异项目功能，评估了照顾者状态对CES-D量表每个项目的反应模式。使用交叉研究比较方法，一个样本的58对匹配的美籍韩裔照顾者和noncarefulers被用于匹配的缓和回归分析的CES-D Scale.RESULTS：作者确定了三个项目，根据照顾者的状态在本研究中有所不同：第2项（我的食欲不佳），第4项（我觉得我和其他人一样好），第14项（我感到孤独）。结论：除了通过总CES-D评分评估抑郁水平外，重要的是要检查不同社会背景下CES-D量表项目的变化。J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assumption，2009; 15（4），240-248. DOI：10.1177/1078390309343713。
BACKGROUND: Proper evaluation of the generalizability of an instrument is critical for its use across different social contexts such as caregiver status.OBJECTIVE: To examine the differential item functioning of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) Scale, patterns of response to each item of the CES-D Scale attributable to caregiver status was assessed.STUDY DESIGN: Using a cross-study comparison method, a sample of 58 matched pairs of Korean American caregivers and noncaregivers was used for matched moderated regression analysis on the CES-D Scale.RESULTS: The authors identified three items that vary according to caregiver status in the present study: Item 2 (My appetite was poor), Item 4 (I felt that I was as good as other people), and Item 14 (I felt lonely).CONCLUSIONS: Beyond assessing the level of depression through total CES-D scores, it is important to examine variations in the items of the CES-D Scale across different social contexts. J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc, 2009; 15(4), 240-248. DOI: 10.1177/1078390309343713.