Table 3 Characteristics of all PROMIS publications by level of evidence
Variable | Level of evidence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
I | II | III | IV | |
n | 22 | 129 | 196 | 43 |
Number of patients, median (IQR) | 130 (56–207) | 183 (100–472) | 172 (100–373) | 27 (16–66) |
Year, n (%) | ||||
2011 | – | 1 (1) | – | – |
2012 | – | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | – |
2013 | – | 1 (1) | – | – |
2014 | 3 (16) | 3 (3) | 2 (1) | 1 (3) |
2015 | 1 (5) | 2 (2) | 5 (3) | 4 (10) |
2016 | 1 (5) | 8 (7) | 6 (4) | 4 (10) |
2017 | 1 (5) | 12 (10) | 10 (6) | 1 (3) |
2018 | 6 (32) | 18 (15) | 25 (15) | 3 (8) |
2019 | 4 (21) | 43 (36) | 56 (32) | 14 (35) |
2020 | 6 (27) | 40 (31) | 91 (46) | 16 (37) |
Subspecialty, n (%) | ||||
Adult reconstruction | 3 (14) | 8 (6) | 26 (13) | 7 (16) |
Foot and ankle | 3 (14) | 12 (9) | 23 (12) | 5 (12) |
General orthopaedics | 2 (9) | 13 (10) | 16 (8) | – |
Hand and upper extremity | 6 (27) | 41 (32) | 43 (22) | 10 (23) |
Spine | 2 (9) | 23 (18) | 40 (20) | 4 (9) |
Sports | 3 (14) | 15 (12) | 21 (11) | 4 (9) |
Trauma | 3 (14) | 12 (9) | 15 (8) | 7 (16) |
Tumor | – | 5 (4) | 12 (6) | 6 (14) |
Publication type, n (%) | ||||
PROMIS validation | 7 (32) | 89 (69) | 76 (39) | 4 (9) |
Patient outcomes | 15 (68) | 40 (31) | 120 (61) | 39 (91) |
Study design, n (%) | ||||
Case report or series | – | – | – | 24 (56) |
Cross sectional | – | 4 (3) | 33 (17) | 2 (5) |
Prospective cohort | 7 (32) | 105 (81) | 5 (3) | 1 (2) |
Retrospective cohort | 1 (4) | 19 (15) | 157 (80) | 16 (37) |
Randomized controlled trial | 14 (64) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | – |
PROMIS format, n (%) | ||||
CAT | 15 (68) | 112 (87) | 148 (76) | 25 (58) |
Short form | 8 (36) | 19 (15) | 53 (27) | 15 (35) |
Format unknown | – | 1 (1) | 2 (1) | 3 (7) |
PROMIS domains, n (% of specified level of evidence) | ||||
Global physical and mental health | 3 (14) | 14 (11) | 30 (15) | 4 (9) |
Physical function | 11 (50) | 94 (73) | 133 (68) | 25 (58) |
Upper extremity | 5 (23) | 35 (27) | 43 (22) | 5 (12) |
Lower extremity | 1 (5) | 2 (2) | 2 (1) | – |
Pain interference | 8 (36) | 81 (63) | 99 (51) | 23 (53) |
Pain intensity | 3 (14) | 16 (12) | 23 (12) | 5 (12) |
Pain behavior | 1 (5) | 5 (4) | 3 (2) | 4 (9) |
Depression | 3 (14) | 39 (30) | 65 (33) | 12 (28) |
Anxiety | 1 (5) | 18 (14) | 23 (12) | 6 (14) |
Social satisfaction | 3 (14) | 13 (10) | 9 (5) | 2 (5) |
Fatigue | 1 (5) | 11 (9) | 8 (4) | 4 (9) |