Screening for mental disorders in heart failure patients using computer-adaptive tests.

Purpose: Item response theory is increasingly used in the development of psychometric tests. This paper evaluates whether these modern psychometric methods can improve self-reported screening for depression and anxiety in patients with heart failure.Methods: The mental health status of 194 patients...

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Publicado en:Quality of Life Research Vol. 23; no. 5; pp. 1609 - 1619
Autores principales: Fischer, H Felix, Klug, Cassandra, Roeper, Koosje, Blozik, Eva, Edelmann, Frank, Eisele, Marion, Störk, Stefan, Wachter, Rolf, Scherer, Martin, Rose, Matthias, Herrmann-Lingen, Christoph
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Jun2014
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