When less is more: reducing redundancy in mental health and psychosocial instruments using Item Response Theory

AbstractBackgroundThere is a need for accurate and efficient assessment tools that cover a range of mental health and psychosocial problems. Existing, lengthy self-report assessments may reduce accuracy due to respondent fatigue. Using data from a sample of adults enrolled in a psychotherapy randomi...

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Main Authors: Emily E. Haroz, Jeremy C. Kane, Amanda J. Nguyen, Judith K. Bass, Laura K. Murray, Paul Bolton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2020-01-01
Series:Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S205442511900030X/type/journal_article