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Table 2 Items of phase III and phase IV including difficulties, subdomains, item parameters, and fit indices

From: Development of an item bank for the EORTC Role Functioning Computer Adaptive Test (EORTC RF-CAT)

Item

Difficulty rating

RF aspects

Slope

Location

Bias

Item fit p-value

Infit

Outfit

Item 1: Have you been limited in completing your household tasks?

Moderate

Work/activities

2.731

−0.784

0.02

0.651

0.95

0.73

Item 2: Have you been limited in doing light housework (e.g. dusting or making the bed)?

Difficult

Work/activities

3.093

−1.059

0.01

0.836

0.94

0.60

Item 3: Have you been limited in doing physically demanding recreational activities (e.g., swimming or cycling)?

Easy

Hobby/leisure

1.907

−0.259

0.03

0.331

0.95

0.79

Item 4: Have you needed assistance in doing your work or daily activities?

Moderate

Work/activities

2.736

−1.019

0.01

0.857

0.93

0.68

Item 5: Have you been limited in doing light recreational activities (e.g., watching TV, playing cards, or reading)?a

Difficult

Hobby/leisure

1.986

−1.346

0.00

0.084

1.03

0.66

Item 6: Have you been limited in doing minor household repairs and maintenance (e.g., changing a light bulb or hanging up a picture)?

Moderate

Work/activities

2.169

−1.062

0.01

0.401

0.96

0.68

Item 7: Have you been limited in taking care of personal or household financial affairs (e.g. paying bills)?ab

Difficult

Work/activities

1.659

−1.313

0.01

0.744

0.99

0.93

Item 8: Were you limited in doing either your work or other daily activities?bc

Easy

Work/activities

3.578

−0.867

0.01

0.821

0.91

0.62

Item 9: Have you been limited in doing heavy housework (e.g., washing floors or vacuuming)?b

Easy

Work/activities

3.746

−0.470

0.02

0.098

0.90

0.59

Item 10: Were you limited in pursuing your hobbies or other leisure time activities?bc

Easy

Hobby/leisure

2.144

−0.666

0.02

0.211

0.96

0.78

Item 11: Have you been limited in doing your work around the house?

Moderate

Work/activities

Excluded in phase IV

Item 12: Have you been limited in doing the necessary shopping (e.g., for groceries or clothes)?

Moderate

Work/activities

Excluded in phase IV

  1. afour response categories collapsed to two
  2. bsignificant DIF (item 7: age – higher RF >60 years,item 8: work – higher RF when retired; partner – higher RF if no partner,item 9: country – higher RF in UK + Austria, item 10: gender – higher RF in women,)
  3. cQLQ-C30 item