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This is a commentary on 5 articles in this issue of Archives of Physical Medicine
and Rehabilitation that report on several related studies of new approaches to
measuring disability. The project was grounded in theory, beginning with the
development of a conceptual framework enhanced by a literature review and expert
consultation within and outside of the Social Security Administration. The
investigators then used item response theory to develop test items, which they
organized into computer adaptive testing instruments and tested them for their
psychometric properties. All in all, it is a groundbreaking set of studies and an
enormously valuable contribution to the field. Hopefully it will also be tested
as an alternative approach to assessing disability in the Social Security
Administration disability benefits programs.
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