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JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS
卷 43, 期 6, 页码 E414-E418出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000001061
关键词
quality of life; missing questionnaire data; simulation
资金
- National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Australia [1103745]
- National Institutes of Health [1U01NS114312-01A1]
The objective of this study was to establish an evidence-based rule for handling missing data in the Quality of Life Inventory-Disability questionnaire. A simulation study was conducted, and different criteria for permissible missing items were compared. The study found that according to a stringent criterion, 1 missing item per domain is allowed, while other less strict criteria allowed up to 2 missing items per domain.
Objective: The aim of this study was to devise an evidence-based missing data rule for the Quality of Life Inventory-Disability (QI-Disability) questionnaire specifying how many missing items are permissible for domain and total scores to be calculated using simple imputation. We sought a straightforward rule that can be used in both research and clinical monitoring settings. Method: A simulation study was conducted involving random selection of missing items from a complete data set of questionnaire responses. This comprised 520 children with intellectual disability from 5 diagnostic groups. We applied a simple imputation scheme, and the simulated distribution of errors induced by imputation was compared with the previously estimated standard error of measurement (SEM) for each domain. Results: Using a stringent criterion, which requires that the 95th percentile of absolute error be less than the SEM, 1 missing item should be permitted for 2 of the 6 QI-Disability subdomain scores to be calculated and 1 missing item per domain for the total score to be calculated. Other, less stringent criteria would allow up to 2 missing items per domain. Conclusion: Empirical evidence about the impact of imputing missing questionnaire responses can be gathered using simulation methods applied to a complete data set. We recommend that such evidence be used in devising a rule that specifies how many items can be imputed for a valid score to be calculated.
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