## Abstract The hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) is commonly used to assess mood in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. Very few studies analyze the scale from the standpoint of item response theory. This article sought to analyze how the HADS fits the Rasch model in PD. The HADS was adm
Rasch analysis of anxiety scales in Parkinson's disease
✍ Scribed by Forjaz, Maria João; Martinez-Martin, Pablo; Dujardin, Kathy; Marsh, Laura; Richard, Irene H.; Starkstein, Sergio E.; Leentjens, Albert F.G.
- Book ID
- 123126249
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 181 KB
- Volume
- 74
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-3999
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