Evaluating the impact of calibration of patient-reported outcomes measures on results from randomized clinical trials: a simulation study based on Rasch measurement theory

Abstract Background Meaningfully interpreting patient-reported outcomes (PRO) results from randomized clinical trials requires that the PRO scores obtained in the trial have the same meaning across patients and previous applications of the PRO instrument. Calibration of PRO instruments warrants this...

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Main Authors: Angély Loubert, Antoine Regnault, Véronique Sébille, Jean-Benoit Hardouin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-022-01680-z