caa a22 4500 475847547 CHVBK 20180406123918.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20000501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1023/A:1008949108089 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1023/A:1008949108089 Cultural differences in functional status measurement: Analyses of person fit according to the Rasch model [Elektronische Daten] [Jan Custers, Herbert Hoijtink, Janjaap van der Net, Paul Helders] For many reasons it is preferable to use established health related outcome instruments. The validity of an instrument, however, can be affected when used in another culture or language other than what it was originally developed. In this paper, the outcome on functional status measurement using a preliminary version of the Dutch translated ‘Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory' (PEDI) was studied involving a sample of 20 non-disabled Dutch children and American peers, to see if a cross-cultural validation procedure is needed before using the instrument in the Netherlands. The Rasch model was used to analyse the Dutch data. Score profiles were not found to be compatible with the score profiles of American children. In particular, ten items were scored differently with strong indications that these were based on inter-cultural differences. Based on our study, it is argued that cross-cultural validation of the PEDI is necessary before using the instrument in the Netherlands. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000 Cross-cultural research nationallicence Functional status nationallicence Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) nationallicence Questionnaires nationallicence Rasch model nationallicence Custers Jan Department of Pediatric Physical Therapy, University Medical Center, Utrecht, the Netherlands aut Hoijtink Herbert Department of Methodology and Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands aut van der Net Janjaap Department of Pediatric Physical Therapy, University Medical Center, Utrecht, the Netherlands aut Helders Paul Department of Pediatric Physical Therapy, University Medical Center, Utrecht, the Netherlands aut Quality of Life Research Kluwer Academic Publishers 9/5(2000-05-01), 571-578 0962-9343 9:5<571 2000 9 11136 https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008949108089 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008949108089 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Custers Jan Department of Pediatric Physical Therapy, University Medical Center, Utrecht, the Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hoijtink Herbert Department of Methodology and Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- van der Net Janjaap Department of Pediatric Physical Therapy, University Medical Center, Utrecht, the Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Helders Paul Department of Pediatric Physical Therapy, University Medical Center, Utrecht, the Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Quality of Life Research Kluwer Academic Publishers 9/5(2000-05-01), 571-578 0962-9343 9:5<571 2000 9 11136 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer