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  • Health outcomes research
  • Psychometrics
  • Health disparities

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  • Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are crucial in patient-centered research and quality of life studies, particularly for chronic disease management.
  • Factor analysis is a key statistical method for measuring PROs.
  • Challenges in PRO measurement include differential item functioning (DIF) and model convergence issues, especially with heterogeneous populations or small sample sizes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce Bayesian hierarchical factor analysis (BHFA) as an optimal solution for PRO measurement.
  • To demonstrate BHFA's ability to assess health disparities by evaluating DIF.
  • To show BHFA overcomes convergence problems common in traditional factor models.

Main Methods:

  • A simulation study was conducted to evaluate the performance of BHFA.
  • An empirical example using data from American Indian minorities was analyzed.
  • Bayesian hierarchical factor analysis was applied to assess PROs, DIF, and model convergence.

Main Results:

  • BHFA demonstrated effectiveness in measuring PROs across diverse populations.
  • The method successfully identified differential item functioning, indicating potential health disparities.
  • BHFA avoided convergence problems, even with population heterogeneity and small sample sizes.

Conclusions:

  • Bayesian hierarchical factor analysis is an optimal and robust method for measuring patient-reported outcomes.
  • BHFA is particularly valuable for research involving health disparities and diverse patient groups.
  • This approach provides a reliable way to analyze PRO data, overcoming limitations of traditional factor analysis.