Longitudinal measurement invariance of the Dutch Outcome Questionnaire-45 in a clinical sample

In the absence of measurement invariance across measurement occasions, change scores based on pretest-posttest measurements may be inaccurate representations of real change on the latent variable. In this study, we examined whether measurement invariance held in the Dutch version of Outcome Questionnaire-45 (OQ-45). Using secondary data analysis of a sample of N = 540 Dutch outpatients, we tested the stability of the factorial structure (gamma change) and the metric and scalar invariance (beta change) across pretest and posttest measurements using a combination of factor analysis and item resp... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Jabrayilov, Ruslan
Emons, Wilco H. M.
de Jong, Kim
Sijtsma, Klaas
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
Reihe/Periodikum: Jabrayilov , R , Emons , W H M , de Jong , K & Sijtsma , K 2017 , ' Longitudinal measurement invariance of the Dutch Outcome Questionnaire-45 in a clinical sample ' , Quality of Life Research , vol. 26 , no. 6 , pp. 1473-1481 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-017-1500-1
Schlagwörter: Change assessment / Item response theory / Longitudinal measurement invariance / Outcome measurement / Outcome Questionnaire 45 (OQ-45) / Response shift / QUALITY-OF-LIFE / PERSON-FIT / VALIDATION / STABILITY / CONSTRUCT / HEALTH / OQ-45 / TIME
Sprache: Englisch
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Link(s) : https://hdl.handle.net/11370/90411e92-e4d1-4834-98e6-03e2bdb0c9a5

In the absence of measurement invariance across measurement occasions, change scores based on pretest-posttest measurements may be inaccurate representations of real change on the latent variable. In this study, we examined whether measurement invariance held in the Dutch version of Outcome Questionnaire-45 (OQ-45). Using secondary data analysis of a sample of N = 540 Dutch outpatients, we tested the stability of the factorial structure (gamma change) and the metric and scalar invariance (beta change) across pretest and posttest measurements using a combination of factor analysis and item response theory methodology. Results revealed a stable factorial structure from pretest to posttest and minor violations of metric invariance for two items in the Dutch OQ-45. Even though for two items the assumption of invariance was violated, results suggest that the effects of these violations on practical change assessment using the OQ-45 were negligible.