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Table 2 Item-total correlations for the MDKT subscales among 127 nursing personnel in nursing homes and home-based care

From: Diabetes knowledge in nursing homes and home-based care services: a validation study of the Michigan Diabetes Knowledge Test adapted for use among nursing personnel

Componenta

Percentage correct

Item-total correlation

Item difficulty (Rasch analysis)

General test (items 1–14)

   

n = 127

   

  1

79.5

0.14

–2.23

  2

48.0

0.07

–0.10

  3

55.9

0.30

–0.57

  4

16.5

0.10

2.35

  5

52.0

0.42

–0.50

  6

91.3

0.38

–4.06

  7

85.0

0.08

–3.42

  8

55.1

0.15

–0.40

  9

88.2

0.17

–3.42

  10

81.1

0.21

–2.60

  11

80.3

0.29

–2.45

  12

78.7

0.33

–2.28

  13

64.6

0.27

–1.25

  14

79.5

0.20

–2.50

Insulin use (items 15–23)

   

 n = 127

   

  15

40.9

0.00

0.14

  16

84.3

0.04

–3.69

  17

52.8

0.05

–0.44

  18

71.7

0.14

–1.90

  19

95.3

0.08

–6.55

  20

81.1

0.46

–3.04

  21

84.3

0.27

–3.22

  22

81.1

0.33

–3.05

  23

53.5

0.18

–0.39

  1. aThe discrimination coefficients were 0.66 for the diabetes general test and 0.71 for the insulin-use subscale