Rasch Reporting Guideline for Rehabilitation Research (RULER): the RULER Statement.

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      Publisher: W.B. Saunders Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 2985158R Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1532-821X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00039993 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Arch Phys Med Rehabil Subsets: MEDLINE
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      Original Publication: Philadelphia, PA : W.B. Saunders
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    • Abstract:
      The application of Rasch Measurement (RM) Theory to rehabilitation assessments has proliferated in recent years. RM Theory helps design and refine assessments so that items reflect a unidimensional construct in an equal interval metric that distinguishes among persons of different abilities in a manner that is consistent with the underlying trait. Rapid growth of RM in rehabilitation assessment studies has led to inconsistent results reporting. Clear, consistent, transparent reporting of RM Theory results is important for advancing rehabilitation science and practice based on precise measures. Precise measures, in turn, provide researchers, practitioners, patients, and other stakeholders with tools for effective decision making. The goal of this Rasch Reporting Guideline for Rehabilitation Research (RULER: Rasch Reporting Guideline for Rehabilitation Research) is to provide peer-reviewed, evidence-based, transparent, and consistent recommendations for reporting studies that apply RM Theory in a rehabilitation context. The purpose of the guideline is to ensure that authors, reviewers, and editors have uniform expectations about how to write and evaluate research on rehabilitation outcome assessments. A task force of rehabilitation researchers, clinicians, and editors met regularly between November 2018 and August 2020 to identify the need for the guideline, develop an organizing framework, identify content areas, and develop the recommendations. This RULER: Rasch Reporting Guideline for Rehabilitation Research statement includes the organizing framework and a checklist of 59 recommendations. The guideline is supported by an Explanation and Elaboration article that provides more detail about the framework and recommendations in the checklist. A glossary of key terms and a recommended iterations table are provided in supplemental online only materials.
      (Copyright © 2022 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
    • Comments:
      Comment in: Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2022 Jul;103(7):1487-1498. (PMID: 35436496)
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      Keywords: Guideline; Outcome assessment, health care; Rehabilitation; Treatment outcome
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20220414 Date Completed: 20220704 Latest Revision: 20220706
    • Publication Date:
      20240105
    • Accession Number:
      10.1016/j.apmr.2022.03.013
    • Accession Number:
      35421395