Developing the Communicative Participation Item Bank: Rasch Analysis Results From a Spasmodic Dysphonia Sample
Carolyn Baylor; Kathryn M. Yorkston; Tanya L. Eadie; Robert M. Miller; Dagmar Amtmann; John M. Linacre
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to conduct the initial psychometric analyses of the Communicative Participation Item Bank-a new self-report instrument designed to measure the extent to which communication disorders interfere with communicative participation. This item bank is intended for community-dwelling adults across a range of communication disorders. METHOD: A set of 141 candidate items was administered to 208 adults with spasmodic dysphonia. Participants rated the extent to which their condition interfered with participation in various speaking communication situations. Questionnaires were administered online or in a paper version per participant preference. Participants also completed the Voice Handicap Index (B. H. Jacobson et al., 1997) and a demographic questionnaire. Rasch analyses were conducted using Winsteps software (J. M. Linacre, 1991). RESULTS: The results show ...
Carolyn Baylor, Kathryn M. Yorkston, Tanya L. Eadie, Robert M. Miller, Dagmar Amtmann, & John M. Linacre (2009). Developing the Communicative Participation Item Bank: Rasch Analysis Results From a Spasmodic Dysphonia Sample. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, 52(5), 1302-1320. https://doi.org/10.1044/1092-4388(2009/07-0275)