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The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Early Child Care Research Network, McLeod LD. Psychosocial and lifestyle factors associated with early-onset persistent and late-onset asthma. J Child Health Care. 2010;39(3):185-98.

Nelson LM, McLeod LD, Lee J, Hill C, Sweeney CT, Sun P. Effects of insulin therapy on the Diabetes Symptom Checklist-Revised (DSC-R): data from a large insulin clinical trial. Presented at the 2009 16th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research; October 2009. New Orleans, LA.

Hill C, McLeod LD. Advanced psychometric methods for PRO development - Item response theory. Presented at the 16th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research; October 2009.

McLeod LD. Estimating minimally important differences: trying to answer the so what? Presented at the Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute: 2009 Summer Program on Psychometrics; July 2009.

Lee J, McLeod LD, Nelson LM, Hill C, Sweeney CT, Sun P. Initiation of insulin therapy improves self-reported diabetes symptoms in patients (Pts) with type 2 diabetes (T2D) on oral agents. Poster presented at the 69th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association; June 2009.

Lee LJ, Nelson LM, McLeod LD, Hill CD, Sweeney CT. Effects of insulin therapy on the Diabetes Symptom Checklist-Revised (DSC-R): data from a large insulin clinical trial. Poster presented at the 2009 ISPOR 14th Annual International Meeting; May 21, 2009. [abstract] Value Health. 12(3):A105.

Fehnel S, Zografos L, Curtice T, Shah H, McLeod L. The burden of restless legs syndrome: an assessment of work productivity, sleep, psychological distress, and health status among diagnosed and undiagnosed individuals in an internet-based panel. Patient. 2008 Jul 1;1(3):201-10.

McLeod LD, Hill CD. Patient-reported outcomes: item-response theory. Presented at the 2008 ISPOR 13th Annual International Meeting; May 2008. Toronto, Canada.

Goldberg JF, McLeod LD, Fehnel SE, Hamm LR, Gilchrist K. Development and evaluation of a new patient-reported instrument: the bipolar functional status questionnaire. Poster presented at the 16th European Congress of Psychiatry; April 8, 2008.

Hill CD, Fehnel SE, Bobula JD, Yu H, McLeod LD. Development and preliminary validation of the Menopause Symptoms Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (MS-TSQ). Menopause. 2007 Nov 1;14(6):1047-55.

Rosen RC, Wincze J, Mollen MD, Gondek K, McLeod LD, Fisher WA. Responsiveness and minimum important differences for the erection quality scale. J Urol. 2007 Nov 1;178(5):2076-81.

McLeod LD, Fehnel SE, Zografos LJ, Sander S, Curtice T, Shah H. The impact of restless legs syndrome on diagnosed and undiagnosed sufferers: results of a web-based patient survey. Poster presented at the SLEEP 2007 21st Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies; June 2007.

McLeod LD, Fehnel SE, Zografos LJ, Sander SD, Curtis TG, Shah H. The impact of restless legs syndrome on various dimensions of life: results of a web-based patient survey. Poster presented at the 2007 ISPOR 12th Annual International Meeting; May 22, 2007. [abstract] Value Health. 2007 May; 10(3):A95.

McLeod L, Bethke A, Hill C, Van Dyk P, Burling K. Development of a computerized adaptive test for a large-scale testing program: a case study of the development of the North Carolina computerized adaptive testing system. In: Howell SL, Hricko M, editors. Online assessment and measurement: case studies from higher education, K-12 and corporate. Hershey: PA. Information Science Publishing; 2006.

Portenoy R, ID Pain Steering Committee, McLeod LD. Development and testing of a neuropathic pain screening questionnaire: ID Pain. Curr Med Res Opin. 2006;22(8):1555-65.

Fehnel S, McLeod LD, Edin HM, Hogue SL. Psychometric evaluation of the motivation and energy inventory – short form (MEI-SF). Poster presented at the 12th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research; October 22, 2005. San Francisco, CA.

McLeod LD, Fehnel SE, Willis MM, Hamm LR, Gilchrist KA. Psychometric validation of a patient-reported instrument assessing functional status in bipolar disorder. Poster presented at the 12th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research; October 19, 2005. San Francisco, CA.

Fehnel SE, Edin HM, McLeod LD, Hogue SL. Development and preliminary psychometric evaluation of the motivation and energy inventory – short form (MEI-SF). Poster presented at the 18th Congress of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology; October 2005. Previously presented at the ISOQOL 2004 Symposium.

Portenoy R, Cleeland C, Backonja M, Moskowitz R, Parsons B, McLeod LD. A new validated patient-completed neuropathic pain screening tool for use in the primary care setting. Poster presented at the 66th American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Assembly; October 2005.

Portenoy R, Cleeland C, Backonja M, Moskowitz R, Parsons B, McLeod LD, Griesing T. Development and validation of a new patient-completed neuropathic pain screening tool for use in the primary care setting. Poster presented at the 9th Congress of the European Federation of Neurological Societies; September 2005. Previously presented at the 11th World Congress on Pain.

Portenoy R, Cleeland C, Backonja M, Moskowitz R, Parsons B, McLeod LD, Siffert J, Griesing T. Development and validation of a new patient-completed neuropathic pain screening tool for use in the primary care setting. Poster presented at the 11th World Congress on Pain; August 2005.

Portenoy R, Cleeland C, Backonja M, Moskowitz R, Parsons B, McLeod LD. Development and validation of a new patient-completed neuropathic pain screening tool for use in the primary care setting. Poster presented at the International Special Interest Group on Neuropathic Pain of the International Association for the Study of Pain. "Expanding Vistas in Neuropathic Pain." Official Satellite symposium of the 11th World Congress of Pain"; August 2005. Uluru, Australia. Previously presented at the 11th World Congress on Pain.

Bala M, McLeod LD. Estimating minimally important difference: is it really minimal? Presented at the 2005 ISPOR 10th Annual International Meeting; May 2005.

Wincze J, Rosen R, Carson C, Korenman S, Niederberger C, Sadovsky R, McLeod L, Thibonnier M, Merchant S. Erection quality scale: initial scale development and validation. Urology. 2004 Aug 1;64(2):351-6.

Fehnel SE, McLeod LD, Edin HM, Hogue SL. Development and preliminary psychometric evaluation of the motivation and energy inventory – short form (MEI-SF). Poster presented at the ISOQOL 2004 Symposium; June 27, 2004.

McLeod LD, Fehnel SE. Defining minimal clinically important differences: does item response theory have the answer? Presented at the International Meeting of the Psychometric Society; June 1, 2004.

Van Dyk P, Bethke A, McLeod LD. Research and development of the North Carolina computer adaptive testing system. Presented at the 2004 Accountability Conference; February 2004.

Fehnel SE, McLeod LD, Hogue SL. The responsiveness of the motivation and energy inventory (MEI). Poster presented at the Annual International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) Conference; November 2003.

Williams VS, McLeod LD, Fehnel SE. Psychometrics: processes and applications. Presented at the Annual International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) Conference; November 2003.

Wincze J, Fehnel SE, McLeod LD, Granger AL, Merchant S. Development and initial testing of a new patient-reported questionnaire: erection quality scale. Poster presented at the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Sixth Annual European Congress; November 1, 2003. Barcelona, Spain. [abstract] Value Health. 2003 Nov; 6(6):709.

Fehnel SE, McLeod LD, Hogue SL. Alternative methods for examining the responsiveness of the motivation and energy inventory (MEI). Poster presented at the American Psychiatric Association's 55th Institute on Psychiatric Services; October 2003.

Wincze J, Rosen R, Korenman S, Niederberger C, Sadovsky R, McLeod LD. Development and initial evaluation of the erection quality scale. Presented at the Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMS) Fifth Annual Research Meeting; October 2003.

Fehnel SE, McLeod LD, Williams VS. Combining qualitative and quantitative techniques in the development of patient-reported outcome measures. Presented at the Eighth Annual International Meeting of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research; May 2003.

Bradley RH, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Early Child Care Research Network, McLeod LD. Child care and common communicable illnesses in children aged 37 to 54 months. Arch Pediatr Adolesc. 2003 Feb;157(2):196-200. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.157.2.196

Wincze JP, Fehnel SE, McLeod LD, Granger AL, Merchant S. Development and initial testing of a new patient-reported questionnaire-erection quality scale. Value Health. 2003 Jan 1;6(6):709.

McLeod L, Lewis C, Thissen D. A Bayesian method for the detection of item preknowledge in computerized adaptive testing. Appl Psychol Meas. 2003 Jan 1;27(2):121-37.

Allhusen V, Belsky J, Kersey HB, Booth C, Bradley R, Brownell CA, Burchinal M, Caldwell B, Campbell SB, Clarke-Stewart KA, Cox M, Friedman SL, Hirsh-Pasek K, Houts R, Huston A, Jaeger E, Kelly JF, Knoke B, Kochanoff A, Marshall N, McCartney K, McLeod L, Morrison FJ, O'Brien M, Owen MT, Payne C, Phillips D, Pianta R, Robeson WW, Spieker S, Vandell DL, Wallner-Allen KE. Do children's attention processes mediate the link between family predictors and school readiness? Dev Psychol. 2003 Jan 1;39(3):581-93.

McLeod LD, Fehnel SE, Brandman J, Symonds T. Evaluating minimal clinically important differences for the acne-specific quality of life questionnaire. Pharmacoeconomics. 2003 Jan 1;21(15):1069-79.

Fehnel SE, McLeod LD, Brandman J, Arbit DI, McLaughlin-Miley CJ, Coombs JH, Martin AR, Girman CJ. Responsiveness of the acne-specific quality of life questionnaire (Acne-QoL) to treatment for acne vulgaris in placebo-controlled clinical trials. Qual Life Res. 2002 Dec 1;11(8):809-16.

Fehnel SE, McLeod LD, Pendergast K, Hogue SL, Harrison DJ, Mahajan SS. Further psychometric evaluation of the motivation and energy inventory (MEI). Poster presented at the Annual International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) Conference; November 2002.

McLeod LD, Fehnel SE, Williams VS. Psychometrics for the non-psychometrician. Presented at the Annual International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) Conference; November 2002. Previously presented at the Seventh Annual International Meeting of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research.

McLeod LD, Fehnel SE. Irt evaluation of quality of life questionnaires. Presented at the American Statistical Association Annual Meeting; August 2002.

Fehnel SE, McLeod LD. Psychometrics for the non-psychometrician. Presented at the Seventh Annual International Meeting of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research; May 2002.

McLeod LD, Fehnel SE, Brandman J, Symonds T. Minimal clinically important differences on the acne-specific quality of life questionnaire (Acne-QoL). Presented at the Drug Information Association's 9th Annual Symposium for Quality of Life Evaluation; March 2002.

Fehnel SE, McLeod LD. Responsiveness of the acne-specific quality of life questionnaire (Acne-QoL). Poster presented at the Annual International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) Conference; November 2001.

McLeod LD, Fehnel SE. An application: evaluating the psychometric properties of the acne-qol within the context of a randomized, placebo-controlled study. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Psychometric Society; July 2001.

Chromy JR, McLeod LD. Considerations for the development of G-CAHPS composite scoring algorithms. Development and testing of the Group-Level Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Study Instrument: results from the national G-CAHPS field test. 2001.

Thissen D, Nelson K, Rosa K, McLeod L. Item response theory for items scored in more than two categories. In: Thissen D, Wainer H, editors. Test scoring. Hillsdale: NJ. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers; 2001.

McLeod LD, Swygert KA, Thissen D. Factor analysis for items scored in two categories. In: Thissen D, Wainer H, editors. Test scoring. Hillsdale: NJ. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers; 2001.

Swygert KA, McLeod L, Thissen D. Factor analysis for items or testlets scored in more than two categories. In: Thissen D, Wainer H, editors. Test scoring. Hillsdale: NJ. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers; 2001.