Table 3 Severity levels, standard errors, and goodness-of-fit indices of the MLHFQ specific dimensions and the total score using Rasch analysis (N = 2565)
From: The Minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire: comparison of different factor structures
Items | Item description | δ (logit) | SE | Infit MNSQ | Outfit MNSQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical | |||||
Item 7 | Relating to or doing things with friends or family difficult | 1.20 | 0.02 | 1.34 | 1.37 |
Item 6 | Sleeping difficult | 0.50 | 0.02 | 1.54 | 1.69 |
Item 2 | Resting during day | 0.12 | 0.02 | 0.79 | 0.88 |
Item 4 | Working around house difficult | −0.15 | 0.02 | 1.12 | 1.08 |
Item 12 | Shortness of breath | −0.27 | 0.02 | 1.08 | 1.12 |
Item 5 | Being away from home difficult | −0.41 | 0.02 | 0.86 | 0.80 |
Item 13 | Fatigue | −0.46 | 0.02 | 0.81 | 0.77 |
Item 3 | Walking or climbing stairs difficult | −0.53 | 0.02 | 0.72 | 0.67 |
Emotional | |||||
Item 17 | Feeling burden to family or friends | 0.48 | 0.02 | 1.05 | 0.99 |
Item 18 | Feeling a loss of self-control | 0.24 | 0.02 | 0.82 | 0.79 |
Item 20 | Difficulty concentrating or remembering | 0.22 | 0.02 | 1.24 | 1.25 |
Item 21 | Being depressed | −0.22 | 0.02 | 0.98 | 0.96 |
Item 19 | Being worried | −0.73 | 0.02 | 0.95 | 0.88 |
Total | |||||
Item 16 | Side effects from medications | 0.80 | 0.02 | 1.13 | 1.17 |
Item 10 | Sexual activities difficult | 0.65 | 0.02 | 1.84 | 1.91 |
Item 15 | Medical costs | 0.57 | 0.02 | 1.02 | 1.03 |
Item 8 | Working to earn a living difficult | 0.44 | 0.02 | 1.86 | 1.97 |
Item 17 | Feeling burden to family or friends | 0.42 | 0.01 | 0.94 | 0.91 |
Item 7 | Relating to or doing things with friends or family difficult | 0.35 | 0.01 | 0.75 | 0.72 |
Item 18 | Feeling a loss of self-control | 0.29 | 0.01 | 0.75 | 0.72 |
Item 20 | Difficulty concentrating or remembering | 0.28 | 0.01 | 1.02 | 1.17 |
Item 11 | Eat less food you like | 0.19 | 0.01 | 1.03 | 1.15 |
Item 9 | Recreational activities difficult | 0.05 | 0.01 | 1.07 | 1.05 |
Item 21 | Being depressed | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.82 | 0.84 |
Item 1 | Swelling in your ankles, legs | −0.07 | 0.01 | 1.37 | 1.82 |
Item 6 | Sleeping difficult | −0.08 | 0.01 | 1.06 | 1.21 |
Item 14 | Hospitalization | −0.20 | 0.02 | 1.11 | 1.17 |
Item 19 | Being worried | −0.26 | 0.02 | 0.83 | 0.81 |
Item 2 | Resting during day | −0.32 | 0.02 | 0.68 | 0.76 |
Item 4 | Working around house difficult | −0.49 | 0.02 | 1.03 | 1.04 |
Item 12 | Shortness of breath | −0.57 | 0.02 | 0.83 | 0.86 |
Item 5 | Being away from home difficult | −0.66 | 0.02 | 0.87 | 0.88 |
Item 13 | Fatigue | −0.69 | 0.02 | 0.66 | 0.61 |
Item 3 | Walking or climbing stairs difficult | −0.74 | 0.02 | 0.75 | 0.72 |
Social proposed by Lambrinou | |||||
Item 10 | Sexual activities difficult | 0.40 | 0.02 | 1.21 | 1.03 |
Item 8 | Working to earn a living difficult | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.97 | 0.87 |
Item 9 | Recreational activities difficult | −0.49 | 0.02 | 0.80 | 0.85 |
Social proposed by Garin | |||||
Item 10 | Sexual activities difficult | 0.24 | 0.02 | 1.03 | 0.90 |
Item 15 | Medical costs | 0.16 | 0.02 | 1.33 | 1.43 |
Item 8 | Working to earn a living difficult | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.97 | 0.87 |
Item 9 | Recreational activities difficult | −0.41 | 0.02 | 0.68 | 0.67 |
Social proposed by Munyombwe | |||||
Item 16 | Side effects from medications | 0.40 | 0.02 | 0.97 | 0.95 |
Item 10 | Sexual activities difficult | 0.25 | 0.02 | 1.14 | 1.03 |
Item 15 | Medical costs | 0.18 | 0.01 | 0.92 | 0.88 |
Item 8 | Working to earn a living difficult | 0.06 | 0.02 | 1.21 | 1.11 |
Item 9 | Recreational activities difficult | −0.31 | 0.01 | 0.81 | 0.78 |
Item 14 | Hospitalization | −0.57 | 0.02 | 1.10 | 1.10 |