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Table 2 Estimates for one-factor model (UIRT)

From: A 13-item Health of the Nation Outcome Scale (HoNOS-13): validation by item response theory (IRT) in patients with substance use disorder

Item

Discrimination (slope)

Severity (threshold)

Item no.

a

b1

b2

b3

b4

Item 1

0.61

0.71

2.17

4.49

6.99

Item 2

0.47

2.30

3.97

5.47

7.42

Item 3

1.01

− 3.33

− 2.83

− 2.03

− 0.02

Item 4

0.49

1.07

3.27

6.62

11.19

Item 5

0.29

0.62

2.84

6.88

12.40

Item 6

0.42

2.73

4.32

6.01

8.29

Item 7

0.64

− 3.28

− 1.70

0.87

3.70

Item 8

0.75

− 2.05

− 1.08

1.25

3.74

Item 9

1.89

− 1.07

− 0.12

0.95

2.25

Item 10

2.61

− 0.89

− 0.33

0.67

1.76

Item 11

1.69

− 0.93

− 0.19

0.79

1.89

Item 12

2.07

− 1.56

− 0.77

0.41

1.62

Item 13

0.97

− 0.16

0.54

1.70

3.03