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Psychological assessment
Psychometric methods
Clinical psychology

Background:

The countdown method efficiently shortens computer-based screening by stopping early.
Previous research focused on item ordering for dichotomous scores.
Optimizing item order is crucial for screening instrument efficiency.

Purpose of the Study:

Introduce the Mean Score procedure for polytomous items in the countdown method.
Evaluate the Mean Score procedure's efficiency against other item orderings.
Assess the impact of cluster reordering on screening efficiency.

Main Methods:

Developed and applied the Mean Score procedure to polytomously scored items.
Utilized two real-data simulations using the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5).
Investigated dichotomous scoring and cluster-based scoring with cluster reordering.

Main Results:

The Mean Score procedure generally yields efficient item orderings, though not always optimal.
Item ordering significantly impacts screening efficiency in the countdown method.
Reordering clusters in the second simulation demonstrated an effect on efficiency.

Conclusions:

The Mean Score procedure is a valuable extension for optimizing screening with polytomous items.
Item and cluster ordering are critical factors for maximizing the efficiency of computer-based screening.
Further research is needed to refine ordering strategies for enhanced diagnostic accuracy and efficiency.