Literature review to characterize the empirical basis for response scale selection in pediatric populations

• Main Authors: April N. Naegeli (Author), Jennifer Hanlon (Author), Katharine S. Gries (Author), Shima Safikhani (Author), Anna Ryden (Author), Mira Patel (Author), Mabel Crescioni (Author), Margaret Vernon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Despite the importance of response option selection for patient-reported outcome measures, there seems to be little empirical evidence for the selected scale type. This article provides an overview of the published research on response scale types and empirical support within ped...