Refining Change Measure With the Rasch Model

Abstract

This study was to develop a linear measure of change using University of Rhode Island Change Assessment items that represented Prochaska and DiClemente’s theory. The resulting Toledo Measure of Change is short, is easy to use, and provides reliable scores for identification of individuals’ stage of change and progression within that stage.

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Toledo Measure of Change URICA measure of change

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