Differential Item Functioning on the Patient Health Questionnaire 8 by Disease Subtype, Language, Sex, and Age Among People With Systemic Sclerosis: A Scleroderma Patient‐Centered Intervention Network Cohort Study
We did not find evidence that the PHQ-8 performs differently across SSc subtypes, language of administration, sex, and age groups.
Authors
- Laura K. Hummers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4864-4011)
- Rina S. Fox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4307-5259)
- Amanda Lawrie‐Jones
- Linda Kwakkenbos
- Meira Golberg
- Susan J. Bartlett
- Maureen Sauvé
- Marie‐Claude Geoffroy
- Marie‐Eve Carrier
- Andrea Benedetti
- Amy Gietzen
- Geneviève Guillot
- Luc Mouthon
- Brett D. Thombs
- Sophie Hu
- Karen Gottesman
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- San Diego State University (US)
- Douglas Mental Health University Institute (CA)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada (CA)
- McGill University Health Centre (CA)
- Jewish General Hospital (CA)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- Hôpital Cochin (FR)
- Superconducting and other Innovative Materials and Devices Institute (IT)
- Scleroderma Foundation (US)
- McGill University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arthritis Care & Research
- Published
- 2026-01-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.70041
- Primary Topic
- Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00