| Literature DB >> 22771772 |
B J Moreton1, M Wheeler, D A Walsh, N B Lincoln.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The intermittent and constant osteoarthritis pain (ICOAP) questionnaire was developed to assess two forms of pain reported by people with osteoarthritis: intermittent and constant pain. Studies examining its measurement qualities have provided some support for its use as separate and total scales. However, it has not been previously evaluated using Rasch analysis. The current study examined the fit between data obtained from the ICOAP questionnaire and the Rasch model to determine whether it meets the requirements of interval-level measurement.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22771772 PMCID: PMC3526788 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2012.06.011
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Osteoarthritis Cartilage ISSN: 1063-4584 Impact factor: 6.576
Participant characteristics
| % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Females | 91 | 52 |
| Duration of OA | ||
| 0–5 years | 55 | 40 |
| 6–10 years | 43 | 31 |
| More than 10 years | 39 | 28 |
| Community group | 99 | 57 |
| Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust clinics | 58 | 33 |
| Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust clinics | 18 | 10 |
| Age | 66 | 60–73 |
| Kellgren–Lawrence (tibiofemoral) | 3 | 2–3 |
| Kellgren–Lawrence (patellofemoral) | 2 | 2–3 |
| ICOAP constant | 45 | 30–65 |
| ICOAP intermittent | 50 | 38–67 |
| ICOAP total | 48 | 34–65 |
| RAND SF-36 Bodily Pain | 45 | 23–58 |
Length of OA was based on participant estimation. Some estimates were reported as uncertain and some participants did not provide a response. Percentages are based on the total responses available.
IQR = inter-quartile range, 25th and 75th percentiles provided.
Summary fit statistics for the Constant subscale, Intermittent subscale and Total scale
| Rasch Analysis | Number of items | Item fit residual (Mean) | Item fit residual (SD) | Person fit residual (Mean) | Person fit residual (SD) | PSI | Percentage of significant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constant (initial) | 5 | 0.03 | 1.97 | −0.44 | 1.13 | 20.82 (10) | 0.92 | 13.17% (9.90–16.50%) | |
| Constant (remove 2) | 4 | −0.08 | 1.23 | −0.43 | 0.89 | 7.44 (8) | 0.92 | 5.42% (2.10–8.70%) | |
| Intermittent (initial) | 6 | 0.06 | 2.13 | −0.47 | 1.26 | 22.25 (12) | 0.90 | 8.82% (5.50–12.10%) | |
| Intermittent (remove 9) | 5 | 0.23 | 1.47 | −0.42 | 1.13 | 11.88 (10) | 0.87 | 7.06% (3.80–10.30%) | |
| Intermittent (remove 8) | 4 | 0.17 | 1.59 | −0.47 | 1.01 | 5.64 (8) | 0.85 | 7.14% (3.80–10.40%) | |
| Total scale (initial) | 11 | 0.08 | 1.89 | −0.72 | 1.84 | 37.47 (22) | 0.94 | 9.25% (6.00–12.50%) | |
| Total scale (rescore 7) | 11 | 0.09 | 1.88 | −0.71 | 1.84 | 35.05 (22) | 0.94 | 9.25% (6.00–12.50%) | |
| Total scale (remove 7 & 6) | 9 | −0.01 | 1.51 | −0.79 | 1.78 | 27.72 (18) | 0.93 | 15.61% (12.40–18.90%) | |
| Total scale (remove 8 & 2) | 7 | −0.18 | 1.26 | −0.83 | 1.51 | 21.42 (14) | 0.93 | 6.36% (3.10–9.60%) | |
Fig. 1Person–item threshold distributions for the Constant subscale (a), Intermittent subscale (b) and Total scale (c). The top part of the graphs show the distribution of persons along the Rasch-transformed scale of constant, intermittent and total pain, respectively. The bottom part shows the distribution of items. Ideally, given good targeting, the two distributions should mirror one another such that the full range of trait expressed by participants is captured by the items on a scale.
Fig. 2DIF across age groups for items 8 (a) and 9 (b) of the Total scale.
| Subscale | Raw score | Rasch score | Standard error |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constant pain | 0 | −7.48 | 1.47 |
| 1 | −6.29 | 1.19 | |
| 2 | −5.17 | 1.07 | |
| 3 | −4.10 | 1.01 | |
| 4 | −3.14 | 0.98 | |
| 5 | −2.22 | 0.96 | |
| 6 | −1.32 | 0.94 | |
| 7 | −0.44 | 0.93 | |
| 8 | 0.42 | 0.91 | |
| 9 | 1.22 | 0.87 | |
| 10 | 1.94 | 0.83 | |
| 11 | 2.60 | 0.82 | |
| 12 | 3.23 | 0.82 | |
| 13 | 3.88 | 0.84 | |
| 14 | 4.58 | 0.90 | |
| 15 | 5.39 | 1.05 | |
| 16 | 6.35 | 1.43 | |
| Intermittent pain | 0 | −4.77 | 1.42 |
| 1 | −3.94 | 0.97 | |
| 2 | −3.27 | 0.81 | |
| 3 | −2.73 | 0.76 | |
| 4 | −2.20 | 0.75 | |
| 5 | −1.65 | 0.74 | |
| 6 | −1.10 | 0.73 | |
| 7 | −0.57 | 0.73 | |
| 8 | −0.06 | 0.72 | |
| 9 | 0.46 | 0.73 | |
| 10 | 1.00 | 0.74 | |
| 11 | 1.55 | 0.75 | |
| 12 | 2.11 | 0.77 | |
| 13 | 2.70 | 0.80 | |
| 14 | 3.34 | 0.88 | |
| 15 | 4.16 | 1.05 | |
| 16 | 5.20 | 1.44 | |