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Table 3 Rejected items and reasons for the exclusion

From: Psychometric properties of a condition-specific PROM for the psychosocial consequences of Labelling hypertension by using Rasch analysis

Part

Domain

Q of origin

item number

reason for exclusion

I

Anxiety

core

2

no fit

core

3

no fit

core

4

no fit

core

93

too many missing responses

new

61

no fit

Behaviour

core

6

DIF

core

9

DIF

core

11

DIF

core

18

DIF

Blood pressure related

new

30

DIF

new

57

DIF

new

90

DIF

Body Perception

disease specific

35

DIF

disease specific

42

DIF

new

64

DIF

new

69

no fit

Emotional

disease specific

43

no fit

disease specific

44

no fit

disease specific

49

DIF

new

63

no fit

new

74

no fit

new

76

no fit

new

83

DIF

new

70

no fit

new

81

no fit

disease specific

36

no fit

disease specific

52

no fit

Fear and Powerlessness

disease specific

50

DIF

disease specific

58

DIF

new

66

no fit

new

73

no fit

new

77

no fit

new

79

no fit

disease specific

52

no fit

Introvert

disease specific

36

DIF

Perception of age

disease specific

41

no fit

disease specific

47

no fit

disease specific

45

no fit

Positive relations

new

85

no fit

new

87

no fit

new

89

no fit

Results of diagnosis

new

65

no fit

new

80

no fit

Sense of dejection

core

20

19 fits better than 20

core

21

DIF

new

91

DIF

Sleep

core

7

no fit

core

17

no fit

core

23

no fit

core

26

no fit

Social Relations

new

88

neutral

II

Hypertension related

new

132

no fit

new

133

no fit

Patient Role

new

119

no fit

Relaxed/Calm

core

98

no fit

core

102

no fit

core

110

no fit