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Table 2 Characteristics of all PROMIS publications by orthopaedic subspecialty

From: The promise of computer adaptive testing in collection of orthopaedic outcomes: an evaluation of PROMIS utilization

Variable

Orthopaedic subspecialty

Adult reconstruction

Foot and ankle

General orthopaedics

Hand and upper extremity

Spine

Sports

Trauma

Tumor

n

44

43

31

100

69

43

37

24

Number of patients, median (IQR)

186 (96–421)

148 (73–294)

435 (256–2566)

140.5 (88–351)

167 (98–421)

145 (58–272)

134 (63–198)

91 (33–138)

Publication type, n (%)

PROMIS validation

18 (41)

17 (40)

12 (39)

47 (47)

40 (58)

25 (58)

11 (30)

7 (29)

Patient outcomes

26 (59)

26 (60)

19 (61)

53 (53)

29 (42)

18 (42)

26 (70)

17 (71)

Study design, n (%)

Case report or series

4 (9)

3 (7)

–

8 (8)

1 (1)

2 (5)

4 (11)

2 (8)

Cross sectional

2 (5)

1 (2)

8 (26)

15 (15)

2 (3)

5 (12)

2 (5)

4 (17)

Prospective cohort

9 (20)

15 (35)

11 (36)

37 (37)

15 (22)

16 (37)

11 (30)

5 (21)

Retrospective cohort

27 (61)

24 (56)

10 (32)

36 (36)

50 (73)

17 (40)

16 (43)

13 (54)

Randomized controlled trial

2 (5)

–

2 (6)

4 (4)

1 (1)

3 (7)

4 (11)

–

Level of evidence, n (%)

I

3 (7)

3 (7)

2 (6)

6 (6)

2 (3)

3 (7)

3 (8)

–

II

8 (18)

12 (28)

13 (42)

41 (41)

23 (33)

15 (35)

12 (32)

5 (22)

III

26 (59)

23 (53)

16 (52)

43 (43)

40 (58)

21 (49)

15 (41)

12 (52)

IV

7 (16)

5 (12)

–

10 (10)

4 (6)

4 (9)

7 (19)

6 (26)

PROMIS format, n (%)

CAT

20 (46)

37 (86)

25 (81)

92 (92)

55 (80)

35 (81)

27 (73)

9 (38)

Short form

25 (57)

9 (21)

6 (19)

9 (9)

14 (20)

8 (19)

10 (27)

15 (63)

Format unknown

–

2 (5)

1 (3)

1 (1)

–

–

1 (3)

1 (4)

PROMIS domains, n (% of specified subspecialty)

Global physical and mental health

20 (45)

6 (14)

3 (10)

5 (5)

8 (12)

4 (9)

2 (5)

3 (13)

Physical function

23 (52)

38 (88)

21 (68)

45 (43)

61 (88)

33 (77)

27 (73)

16 (67)

Upper extremity

1 (2)

–

3 (10)

61 (61)

1 (1)

10 (23)

9 (24)

4 (17)

Lower extremity

–

3 (7)

–

–

–

1 (2)

–

1 (4)

Pain interference

12 (27)

35 (81)

20 (65)

56 (56)

37 (54)

21 (49)

15 (41)

15 (63)

Pain intensity

2 (5)

8 (19)

3 (10)

5 (5)

15 (22)

3 (7)

2 (5)

9 (38)

Pain behavior

1 (2)

2 (5)

1 (3)

2 (2)

2 (3)

2 (5)

1 (3)

2 (8)

Depression

7 (16)

19 (44)

17 (55)

35 (35)

13 (19)

15 (35)

2 (5)

11 (46)

Anxiety

3 (7)

2 (5)

13 (42)

9 (9)

8 (12)

4 (9)

–

9 (38)

Social satisfaction

1 (2)

1 (2)

8 (26)

2 (2)

7 (10)

3 (7)

1 (3)

4 (17)

Fatigue

2 (5)

1 (2)

7 (23)

2 (2)

5 (7)

3 (7)

–

4 (17)

  1. IQR interquartile range, CAT computerized adaptive test