Abstract:OBJECTIVES: The study involved validating the scaling properties of patient‐physician interaction scale in a pulmonary specialty clinic using a clinic‐specific scale through the implementation of Rasch analysis. DATA: Cross‐sectional data from 65 adult asthma patients at the University of Illinois Asthma clinic was used. Physician interaction was measured using eight Likert‐type items. Patients responded from “strongly disagree” (1) to “strongly agree” (4). METHODS: Scaling properties were assessed by investig… Show more
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