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Handling missing item scores in longitudinal studies is crucial. Novel methods incorporating item information improve the precision of outcome estimates in latent growth models, offering better results than traditional approaches.

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  • Longitudinal Data Analysis
  • Statistical Modeling

Background:

  • Missing data in multi-item questionnaires pose analytical challenges.
  • Item score level handling is often preferred for missing values.
  • Longitudinal studies require robust methods for incomplete outcome data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate two novel methods for addressing incomplete item scores in longitudinal studies.
  • To incorporate item-level information into the estimation of total scores.
  • To evaluate the performance of these methods in empirical datasets.

Main Methods:

  • Latent growth models were employed for analysis.
  • Item scores or parcel summaries were used as auxiliary variables.
  • Simultaneous estimation of study outcomes with incorporated item information.

Main Results:

  • Including item information led to more precise regression coefficient estimates.
  • Standard errors were reduced when item information was incorporated.
  • Comparison with analyses excluding item information showed improved precision.

Conclusions:

  • Incorporating a parcel summary is an efficient method for handling missing item scores.
  • This approach does not overcomplicate longitudinal growth estimates.
  • Recommended for longitudinal clinical studies using multi-item questionnaires with missing data.