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A Rasch Analysis of the Chronic Pain Coping Inventory-Brazilian Version
Layz Alves Ferreira Souza1, Lilian Varanda Pereira2, Leidy-Johanna Rueda Díaz3
1Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia-Goiás, Brazil layzenf@gmail.com.
Background And Purpose:
The Rasch model has not yet been used to evaluate the Chronic Pain Coping Inventory (CPCI), a tool used worldwide to measure coping with chronic pain.
Objective:
Analyze the adjustment of the CPCI-Brazilian version and its scales to the Rasch model.
Methods:
CPCI Rasch analysis with 705 outpatients from a Brazilian hospital.
Results:
The set of Illness-Focused coping strategies presented as a one-dimensional scale. The Rasch reliability of the person item ranged between 0.33 and 0.89, and 0.29 and 0.99, respectively. There were misfits for items 35 (MNSQOutfit = 2.12) and 54 (MNSQOutfit = 2.92), and DIF of one item regarding gender. The Wright map revealed some gaps in coping measurement.
Conclusions:
The scales of CPCIBrazilian Version fitted to the Rasch model after adjustments in the categories of response and exclusion of items 35 and 54.
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