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¹Health and Disability Research Institute, School of Public Health, Boston University, 580 Harrison Ave., 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02118, USA. allendianed@gmail.com

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Area of Science:

Rehabilitation Medicine
Biostatistics
Health Outcomes Research

Background:

Computerized adaptive tests (CATs) offer efficiency in assessing physical functioning compared to fixed-length tests.
Sensitivity of CATs may decrease with very few items, potentially limiting their clinical utility.
Multidimensional CATs leverage correlations between functional domains to potentially improve sensitivity and efficiency.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the efficiency and sensitivity of multidimensional CATs.
To compare multidimensional CATs against longer, fixed-length tests of physical functioning.
To assess the impact of varying item numbers on CAT performance.

Main Methods:

Retrospective analysis of parent-reported Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory data from 239 children post-intervention.
Simulated multidimensional CATs with stopping rules at 40, 30, 20, and 10 items.
Comparison of reliability, effect size, and standardized response mean between full-length and simulated CAT conditions.

Main Results:

All multidimensional CAT conditions demonstrated sensitivity equivalent to full-length tests for both self-care and mobility domains.
Reliability was high (r > 0.94) in most CAT conditions, with the lowest observed in the 10-item CAT (self-care: r = 0.85; mobility: r = 0.79).
Multidimensional CATs retained significant sensitivity even with as few as 5 items per domain.

Conclusions:

Multidimensional CATs efficiently preserve the sensitivity of longer measures, even with a reduced item count.
This approach can enhance sensitivity in assessing physical functioning after intervention.
Utilizing multidimensional CATs can minimize patient response burden while maintaining robust assessment capabilities.