Generalisability of the Barthel Index and the Functional Independence Measure: robustness of disability measures to Differential Item Functioning
The FIM and the Barthel Index show remarkable robustness to DIF. Thanks to this feature, sample invariant, generalisable disability measures are available.
Authors
- Antonio Caronni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3051-1031)
- Stefano Scarano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9217-4117)
Institutions
- University of Milan (IT)
- IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano (IT)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Disability and Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2024-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2024.2391554
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.32