Developing and validating the Taiwan version of the meaningful activity participation assessment (T-MAPA) with Rasch analysis

Yeh, Ya-Chin; Park, Daniel; Yang, Shang-Yu; Kuo, Chang-Chih

doi:10.1186/s12877-023-03839-9

Table 5 Rasch analysis of the calibrated 28-item T-MAPA (n = 146)

From: Developing and validating the Taiwan version of the meaningful activity participation assessment (T-MAPA) with Rasch analysis

Activity item	Measure (logits)	Model SE	Infit MNSQ	Outfit MNSQ	DIF size on sex (logits)		DIF size on education level^a (logits)
Activity item	Measure (logits)	Model SE	Infit MNSQ	Outfit MNSQ	Male	Female	L1	L2	L3	L4
01.Doing household chores^b	−0.96	0.10	1.20	1.21	0.40	−0.47	0	−0.06	−0.10	0.10
02.Home repair/maintenance	0.66	0.10	1.01	1.05	−0.31	0.32	0.72 ^*	0.54	0.11	0
03.Caring for family members^b	0.48	0.10	1.70	1.76	−0.30	0.30	−0.45	0.72	−0.28	0.16
05.Personal finances	0.04	0.10	1.24	1.21	−0.06	0.05	0.54	−0.08	−0.10	−0.03
06.Using personal vehicles^b	−1.61	0.12	1.56	1.47	−0.34	0.31	1.28 ^*	0.49	−0.16	0.32
07.Using public transportation	0.35	0.10	0.76	0.84	0.06	−0.06	−0.49	−0.48	0.14	0.13
08.Seeking medical assistance^b	0.33	0.10	0.93	1.13	−0.2	0.19	−0.78	−0.37	0.12	0.18
09.Social activities	−0.46	0.10	0.74	0.71	−0.03	0.03	−0.28	−0.19	0.06	0.08
10.Writing letters/cards/email^b	0.63	0.10	1.02	0.94	0.18	−0.16	1.17 ^*	0.74	0.53	−0.51
11.Talking on the phone^b	−1.08	0.11	0.87	0.82	−0.06	0.06	−0.21	−0.04	0	0.10
12.Helping others	−0.18	0.10	0.63	0.63	−0.14	0.13	−0.34	−0.30	−0.03	0.17
13.Community organization activities/volunteering	0.40	0.10	1.16	1.13	−0.23	0.22	0	−0.44	−0.17	0.20
14.Gardening	0.12	0.10	1.24	1.22	0.13	−0.12	0.69	0.12	0	−0.17
15.Physical exercise	−1.44	0.12	1.07	1.00	−0.11	0.12	0.08	−0.11	−0.10	0.09
16.Traveling	0.22	0.10	0.46	0.48	0.03	−0.02	−0.2	0	−0.08	0.09
17.Cultural activities^b	0.46	0.10	0.54	0.54	0.04	−0.04	0.13	0.09	0	−0.04
18.Musical activities	0.09	0.10	0.93	0.95	−0.10	0.09	0.29	0.05	−0.07	−0.03
19.Taking courses^b	0.01	0.10	0.86	0.92	0.50	−0.44	0.37	0.33	0.04	−0.17
20.Crafts/creative activities	1.29	0.12	1.10	1.20	0.19	−0.16	−0.21	−0.51	0.20	0.03
21.Enjoying good food^b	0.12	0.10	0.74	0.76	0	0	0	0.12	−0.13	0.06
22.Reading^b	−0.79	0.10	1.03	0.97	0.10	−0.10	1.43 ^*	0.66	0.09	−0.80
23.Board or educational games^b	0.9	0.11	1.08	0.98	0.11	−0.10	0.70	0.67	0.07	−0.22
24.Radio/TV	−1.69	0.12	1.02	0.99	−0.17	0.17	−0.04	0	0	0
25.Religious activities	0.48	0.10	1.14	1.18	0.11	−0.09	−0.45	−0.61	−0.09	0.29
26.Prayer/meditation/ancestor worship^b	−0.13	0.10	1.69	1.67	−0.13	0.12	−0.46	−0.89	0.07	0.26
27.Shopping/grocery shopping^b	0.08	0.10	0.60	0.63	−0.04	0.04	−0.52	−0.47	0.04	0.20
28.Visiting a movie theatre^b	1.61	0.14	0.77	0.70	0.28	−0.22	0.55	0.21	−0.24	0.03
29.Other computer use^b	0.08	0.10	1.33	1.29	0.15	−0.13	2.00 ^*	0.82	0.12	−0.56

T-MAPA Taiwan version of the Meaningful Activity Participation Assessment, SE standard error, MNSQ mean square, DIF differential item functioning.
^* indicates the item with DIF effect size > 0.64 logits. ^aEducation years are divided into 4 levels: L1 = 0–6, L2 = 7–9, L3 = 10–12, and L4 > 12 years. ^b indicates culturally adapted or newly added activities.

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