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In the Brazilian version of the instrument (Nogueira, Seidl, & Troccoli, 2016), the subscale time dimension (item 8) was withdrawn because it obtained very low factor loads.
We also performed an item-analysis on two separable factors of depression in the BDI; a cognitive affective dimension (item 1-13) and a somatic dimension (item 14-21) [ 20].
In a second analysis, each EQ-5D dimension item was predicted, and the EQ-5Dindex values were subsequently calculated.
For each dimension, item scores are coded, summed and transformed on a scale between 0 (worst) and 100 (best).
For each dimension item scores range from 0 (worst possible health state) to 100 (best possible health state).
For example, on the "Adjustment" dimension, item 1 'Vision in general' had uniform DIF on two subgroup variables, i.e. gender and administration mode.
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Our first goal was to develop a new set of Self-Sacrifice dimension items that would also include original IDCP items (Carvalho and Primi 2015).
Factor loadings and internal consistencies of dimension items were high.
Similarly, the social significance dimension items covering frequency of device use were based on the environmental continuum of the Life-Space Assessment.
The five health dimension items can be used to generate a single index value by applying societal preference weights.
The B-APQ is a 5-factor model, including the dimensions timeline chronic (items 3, 4, and 5), consequence positive (items 6, 7, and 8), control positive (items 10, 11, and 12), emotional representations (items 9, 26, and 29), and the combined consequence and control negative dimension (items 17, 19, 20, 21, and 24; control negative dimensions are not reverse coded) [ 16].
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