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Table 3 Item analysis: Overview of the item-level fit statistics of the DSWAL-QoL and aDSWAL-QoL

From: Validation of the Dutch version of the Swallowing Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (DSWAL-QoL) and the adjusted DSWAL-QoL (aDSWAL-QoL) using item analysis with the Rasch model: a pilot study

Scale (# items)

Disordered thresholds

Misfitting items

DIF

LID

 

DSWAL-QoL

Item No

aDSWAL-QoL

Item No

DSWAL-QoL

Item No

aDSWAL-QoL

Item No

DSWAL-QoL Item No

aDSWAL-QoL

Item No

DSWAL-QoL Item No

aDSWAL-QoL Item No

Total scale (44)

1–7,9,11–15,17, 19,22–44

1–7,10,11,13,14, 17–41,43

5: FR = 6.1a

6: FR = 6.2a

7: FR = 4.1a

32: FR = −2.3a

34: FR = −2.0a

40: FR = 3.4a

41: FR = 2.6

2: FR = −2.8a

5: FR = 2.7a

6: FR = 5.9a

25: FR = 3.2

29: FR = 5.4a

32: FR = −2.7a

40: FR = 3.5a

41: FR = 3.2

5b

1,2,6,9,32,43b

clusters within and across subscales

General burden (2)

1,2

       

Eating duration (2)

3,4

3

   

3b

  

Eating desire (3)

5,6,7

5,6,7

      

Symptoms (14)

9,11–19,20

9,11–15,17,19,20

    

8/9

9/10,

19/20

Food selection (2)

22,23

22,23

      

Communication (2)

 

24

      

Fear of eating (4)

26,27,28,29

26,27,28,29

 

29: FR = 3.2a

26b

26b

 

26/28

Mental health (5)

30

30,33,34

   

31c

  

Social functioning (5)

35,36,37,38,39

35,36,37,38,39

      

Sleep (2)

40,41

40

      

Fatigue (3)

42,43,44

       
  1. Abbreviations: DSWAL-QoL Dutch version of the Swallowing Quality-of-Life, aDSWAL-QoL adjusted DSWAL-QoL, No number, DIF differential item functioning, LID local item dependence, FR fit residuals
  2. aIndicates significant chi-square at p < 0.001
  3. bUniform DIF
  4. cNon-uniform DIF