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State of the psychometric methods: patient-reported outcome measure development and refinement using item response theory

This paper is part of a series comparing different psychometric approaches to evaluate patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures using the same items and dataset. We provide an overview and example application t...

Authors: Angela M. Stover, Lori D. McLeod, Michelle M. Langer, Wen-Hung Chen and Bryce B. Reeve

Psychometric performance of the PROMIS® depression item bank: a comparison of the 28- and 51-item versions using Rasch measurement theory

The aim of this study is to illustrate an example application of Rach Measurement Theory (RMT) in the evaluation of patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures. RMT diagnostic methods were applied to evaluate the ...

Authors: Sophie Cleanthous, Skye Pamela Barbic, Sarah Smith and Antoine Regnault

Psychometric evaluation of the PROMIS® Depression Item Bank: an illustration of classical test theory methods

Psychometric theory offers a range of tests that can be used as supportive evidence of both validity and reliability of instruments aimed at measuring patient-reported outcomes (PRO). The aim of this paper is ...

Authors: Sandra Nolte, Cheryl Coon, Stacie Hudgens and Mathilde G. E. Verdam

Use of a choice survey to identify adult, adolescent and parent preferences for vaccination in the United States

Adult and adolescent vaccination rates are far below coverage targets in the United States. Our objective was to identify the most influential factors related to vaccine uptake among adults, adolescents, and p...

Authors: Tara A. Lavelle, Mark Messonnier, Shannon Stokley, David Kim, Aparna Ramakrishnan, Achamyeleh Gebremariam, Norma-Jean E. Simon, Angela M. Rose and Lisa A. Prosser

Moderate-vigorous physical activity and health-related quality of life among Hispanic/Latino adults in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)

Physical activity is a modifiable healthy behavior that has been shown to positively influence health-related quality of life. However, research examining the link between physical activity and health-related ...

Authors: Priscilla M. Vásquez, Ramon A. Durazo-Arvizu, David X. Marquez, Maria Argos, Melissa Lamar, Angela Odoms-Young, Donghong Wu, Hector M. González, Wassim Tarraf, Daniela Sotres-Alvarez, Denise Vidot, Rosenda Murillo, Krista M. Perreira, Sheila F. Castañeda, Yasmin Mossavar-Rahmani, Jianwen Cai…

Assessing the impact on caregivers caring for patients with rare pediatric lysosomal storage diseases: development of the Caregiver Impact Questionnaire

Capturing the impact of caring for patients with debilitating rare disease is important for understanding disease burden. We aimed to develop and validate an instrument to measure the impact on caregivers of c...

Authors: Magdalena Harrington, Asha Hareendran, Anne Skalicky, Hilary Wilson, Marci Clark and Jaromir Mikl

Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Nepali version of the Rowland universal dementia assessment scale (RUDAS)

Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a transitional state between normal cognition and dementia during ageing process. Early screening of elderly for MCI can help for early prevention and treatment of dementia. ...

Authors: Govinda Mani Nepal, Asmita Shrestha and Ranjeeta Acharya

Patient factors affecting decision regret in the medical treatment process of gynecological diseases

To ensure that patients continue treatment, it is essential that the patient is satisfied with the decision-making process of the treatment. One way to address this is to assess the healthcare quality using th...

Authors: Kiyomi Tanno and Seiji Bito

Exploring content and psychometric validity of newly developed assessment tools for itch and skin pain in atopic dermatitis

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common skin disorder characterized by chronic inflammation, altered skin barrier function, and inflammatory cell skin infiltration that decreases health-related quality of life (HRQ...

Authors: Louise Newton, Amy M. DeLozier, Philip C. Griffiths, Jennifer N. Hill, Stacie Hudgens, Tara Symonds, Jonathon C. Gable, Jim Paik, Kathleen W. Wyrwich, Lawrence F. Eichenfield, Linda Abetz-Webb and Jonathan I. Silverberg

Patient reported outcomes can improve performance status assessment: a pilot study

Patient performance status is routinely used in oncology to estimate physical functioning, an important factor in clinical treatment decisions and eligibility for clinical trials. However, validity and reliabi...

Authors: Joan E. Broderick, Marcella May, Joseph E. Schwartz, Ming Li, Aaron Mejia, Luciano Nocera, Anand Kolatkar, Naoto T. Ueno, Sriram Yennu, Jerry S. H. Lee, Sean E. Hanlon, Frankie A. Cozzens Philips, Cyrus Shahabi, Peter Kuhn and Jorge Nieva

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the reintegration to normal living index into IGBO language among individuals with mobility disability

Community reintegration is one of the most important elements of disability rehabilitation globally. Hence, there is need for availability of psychometrically-sound and culturally-specific instruments for its ...

Authors: Emmanuel Chiebuka Okoye, Stella Onyinye Oyedum, Christopher Olusanjo Akosile, Ifeoma Uchenna Onwuakagba, Peter Olanrewaju Ibikunle, Uchenna Prosper Okonkwo and Ifeoma Adaigwe Okeke

Content validity of the Migraine-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire version 2.1 electronic patient-reported outcome

A concept elicitation, cognitive debriefing, and usability study was undertaken to: 1) ascertain the migraine experience with a particular focus on the impact on roles and daily functioning; 2) determine the c...

Authors: Rebecca M. Speck, Huda Shalhoub, David W. Ayer, Janet H. Ford, Kathleen W. Wyrwich and Elizabeth N. Bush

A review of HIV-specific patient-reported measures of perceived barriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence: what themes are they covering?

Authors: Kim Engler, Isabelle Toupin, Serge Vicente, Sara Ahmed and Bertrand Lebouché

Translation and validation of the Korean version of PROMIS® pediatric and parent proxy measures for emotional distress

Authors: Heeseung Choi, Chanhee Kim, Heesung Ko and Chang Gi Park

A pragmatic patient-reported outcome strategy for rare disease clinical trials: application of the EORTC item library to myelodysplastic syndromes, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, and acute myeloid leukemia

Novel, pragmatic, patient-centered strategies are needed to ensure fit-for-purpose patient-reported outcomes (PRO) instruments in clinical trial research for rare diseases such as myelodysplastic syndromes (MD...

Authors: Jill A. Bell, Aaron Galaznik, Farrah Pompilus, Sara Strzok, Rafael Bejar, Fatima Scipione, Robert J. Fram, Douglas V. Faller, Stefan Cano and Patrick Marquis

Evaluation of the psychometric properties and minimally important difference of the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MDASI-MPM)

Symptom assessment requires psychometrically validated questionnaires that are easy to use, relevant to the disease, and quick to administer. The MD Anderson Symptom Inventory for malignant pleural mesotheliom...

Authors: Tito R. Mendoza, Loretta A. Williams, Karen N. Keating, Jonathan Siegel, Cem Elbi, Anna K. Nowak, Raffit Hassan, Brian Cuffel and Charles S. Cleeland

Maternal confidence after birth in at-risk and not-at-risk mothers: internal and external validity of the Danish version of the Karitane Parenting Confidence Scale (KPCS)

Parenting confidence is a key factor in predicting a range of outcomes for both parents and children, such as parental depression, parental stress, and child health development. This study examines maternal co...

Authors: Maiken Pontoppidan, Stefan Bastholm Andrade, Ingeborg Hedegaard Kristensen and Erik Lykke Mortensen

Response rate and costs for automated patient-reported outcomes collection alone compared to combined automated and manual collection

The response rate on patient-reported outcome measurements (PROMs) necessary to adequately evaluate a treatment and improve patient care is unknown. Hospitals generally aim for the highest possible response ra...

Authors: Yvette Pronk, Peter Pilot, Justus M. Brinkman, Ronald J. van Heerwaarden and Walter van der Weegen

Retraction Note to: Content validity and psychometric evaluation of functional assessment of chronic illness therapy-fatigue in patients with psoriatic arthritis

The publisher has retracted this article [1] because the incorrect version of the article was published in error.

Authors: David Cella, Hilary Wilson, Huda Shalhoub, Dennis A. Revicki, Joseph C. Cappelleri, Andrew G. Bushmakin, Elizabeth Kudlacz and Ming-Ann Hsu

Content validity and psychometric evaluation of Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue in patients with psoriatic arthritis

To evaluate the measurement properties (e.g., content validity, reliability, and ability to detect change) of the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT)-Fatigue scale in patients with active ...

Authors: David Cella, Hilary Wilson, Huda Shalhoub, Dennis A. Revicki, Joseph C. Cappelleri, Andrew G. Bushmakin, Elizabeth Kudlacz and Ming-Ann Hsu

Psychometric validation of three new condition-specific questionnaires to assess quality of life, symptoms and treatment satisfaction of patients with aortic aneurysm

To evaluate the psychometric properties of three new condition-specific questionnaires designed to assess outcomes amongst patients under pre-operative surveillance for a small abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) ...

Authors: Jacquelyn Romaine, George Peach, Matt Thompson, Robert J. Hinchliffe and Clare Bradley

Reliability and validity of the revised impact on family scale (RIOFS) in the hospital context

The lack of formal instruments to measure Burden in primary caregivers of Children in a hospital context is limited because mostly of published instruments are related to cancer survivors, ambulatory environme...

Authors: Yorschua F. Jalil, Gregory S. Villarroel, Alejandra A. Silva, Lilian S. Briceño, Vanessa Perez Ormeño, Nicolas S. Ibáñez, Paulina A. Méndez, Cristina F. Canales and Mireya A. Méndez

Patient voice on management of facial dermatological adverse events with targeted therapies: a qualitative study

With the increased use of targeted therapies in oncology, dermatological adverse events (dAEs) have drawn attention. Because the face is crucial for human identity and social interactions, facial dAEs have sig...

Authors: Kaori Yagasaki, Hayato Takahashi, Takeshi Ouchi, Jun Yamagami, Yasuo Hamamoto, Masayuki Amagai and Hiroko Komatsu

Development, psychometric evaluation, and initial feasibility assessment of a symptom tracker for use by patients with heart failure (HFaST)

This study aimed to develop and provide a psychometric and feasibility pilot evaluation of the Heart Failure (HF) Symptom Tracker (HFaST), a new patient-reported tool designed to facilitate communication betwe...

Authors: Eldrin F. Lewis, Theresa M. Coles, Sandy Lewis, Lauren M. Nelson, Amy Barrett, Carla DeMuro Romano, Donald E. Stull, Stuart J. Turner and Chunlan G. Chang

Accuracy of self-reported cancer treatment data in young breast cancer survivors

Patient-reports of cancer treatments are sometimes used in oncology research and clinically when medical records are unavailable. We aimed to evaluate the accuracy of patient recall in this setting.

Authors: Kelly C. Gast, Elizabeth J. Cathcart-Rake, Aaron Norman, Leah Eshraghi, Nwamaka Obidegwu, Fergus Couch, Celine Vachon and Kathryn J. Ruddy

We’re not all cut from the same cloth: TAILORing treatments for children with chronic conditions

Finding the optimal treatment for a chronic condition can be a complex and lengthy endeavor for both the patient and the clinician. To address this challenge, we developed an “N-of-1” quality improvement infra...

Authors: Rebecca N. Jerome, Jill M. Pulley, Terri L. Edwards, Alyssa B. Dickerson, Douglas Conway, Sara L. Van Driest, Gordon R. Bernard and Paul A. Harris

Patients’ responses to incidentally discovered silent brain infarcts – a qualitative study

Incidentally discovered silent brain infarcts (id-SBIs) are an understudied condition with probable clinical significance, but it is not known how patients respond to or prioritize this condition. We sought to...

Authors: Lester Y. Leung, Paul K. J. Han, Christine Lundquist, Gene Weinstein, David E. Thaler and David M. Kent

Evaluating minimal important differences and responder definitions for the asthma symptom diary in patients with moderate to severe asthma

The Asthma Symptom Diary was developed to assess severity of symptoms in patients with moderate to severe asthma, and has evidence supporting reliability and validity. Only limited information is available on ...

Authors: Gary Globe, Ingela Wiklund, Maria Mattera, Hao Zhang and Dennis A. Revicki

Exploring the responsiveness of goal attainment scaling in relation to number of goals set in a sample of hemophilia-A patients

Guidelines for the use of goal attainment scaling (GAS) recommend that the patient specify at least three goals. Even so, this may not always be feasible or align with patient preferences. Investigations into ...

Authors: Lisa McGarrigle, Jonathan C. Roberts, Michael Denne and Kenneth Rockwood

Do people with arthritis differ from healthy controls in their internal comparison standards for self-reports of health, fatigue, and pain?

Patient-reported outcomes are central for the assessment and treatment of people with chronic disease. The primary aim of this study was to determine if people with arthritis differed from healthy individuals ...

Authors: Doerte U. Junghaenel, Stefan Schneider and Arthur A. Stone

Selection of patient reported outcomes questions reflecting symptoms for patients with metastatic melanoma receiving immunotherapy

Toxicity-monitoring plays an important role in all cancer treatment, however, early recognition is vital for detecting and treating immune-related symptoms. Preparing a Patient Reported Outcomes tool and inclu...

Authors: Lærke K. Tolstrup, Lars Bastholt, Ann-Dorthe Zwisler, Karin B. Dieperink and Helle Pappot

Relationship between functional independence and psychosocial quality of life of stroke survivors undergoing outpatient rehabilitation in Maiduguri, Nigeria

There are divergent findings on the impact of functional independence on psychosocial quality of life (QoL) of stroke survivors.

Authors: Grace Vincent-Onabajo and Nyangwae Daniel Shaphant

Psychosocial developmental trajectory of a cohort of young adults born very preterm and/or with a very low birth weight in the Netherlands

The achievement of age-specific developmental milestones in youth is of great importance to the adjustment in adult life. Young adults who were born preterm, might go through a different developmental trajecto...

Authors: Sylvia M. van der Pal, Heleen Maurice-Stam, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Aleid G. van Wassenaer-Leemhuis and Gijsbert H. W. Verrips

An overview of using qualitative techniques to explore and define estimates of clinically important change on clinical outcome assessments

Establishing meaningful change thresholds for Clinical Outcome Assessments (COA) is critical for score interpretation. While anchor- and distribution-based statistical methods are well-established, qualitative...

Authors: Hannah Staunton, Tom Willgoss, Linda Nelsen, Claire Burbridge, Kate Sully, Diana Rofail and Rob Arbuckle

Measuring quality of life of primary antibody deficiency patients using a disease-specific health-related quality of life questionnaire for common variable immunodeficiency (CVID_QoL)

Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) and other primary antibody deficiencies (PAD) are a heterogeneous group of > 300 congenital disorders affecting the immune system. Until recently, efforts to measure hea...

Authors: Jintana B. Andersen, Knut Midttun and Kristin J. B. Feragen

PROMIS Fatigue short forms are reliable and valid in adults with rheumatoid arthritis

Fatigue is prevalent and impactful in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). There is no standardized measure for its assessment nor data concerning the performance of PROMIS-Fatigue short forms (SFs) in people with RA. W...

Authors: Clifton O. Bingham III, Anna Kristina Gutierrez, Alessandra Butanis, Vivian P. Bykerk, Jeffrey R. Curtis, Amye Leong, Anne Lyddiatt, W. Benjamin Nowell, Ana Maria Orbai and Susan J. Bartlett

Correction to: do patients consider computer-adaptive measures more appropriate than static questionnaires?

Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported three of their given name have been erroneously tagged as their family names. The correct names are: give name Caroline family name Marti...

Authors: Eva-Maria Gamper, Caroline Martini, Morten Aagaard Petersen, Irene Virgolini, Bernhard Holzner and Johannes M. Giesinger

Validation of a health screening questionnaire for primary care using Rasch models

Health inequality is on the rise due to various social and individual factors. While preventive health checks (PHC) aim to counteract health inequality, there is robust evidence against the use of PHC in gener...

Authors: Jonathan David Comins, Kirsten Schierup Freund, Karl Bang Christensen, Jørgen Lous and John Brodersen

Hearing siblings’ voices: exploring the (online) support needs of siblings of children with a chronic condition

Siblings of children and adolescents with a chronic condition are at risk for developing psychosocial problems. It is important, that they receive appropriate support according to their needs. A sibling-specif...

Authors: M. M. H. Joosten, H. Maurice-Stam, L. Scholten and M. A. Grootenhuis

Understanding key symptoms, side effects, and impacts of HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer: qualitative study findings

Patients with breast cancer experience a variety of disease symptoms and treatment-related side effects that can adversely affect functioning. The breast cancer experience may differ across disease stages and ...

Authors: Nina Galipeau, Brittany Klooster, Meaghan Krohe, Derek H. Tang, Dennis A. Revicki and David Cella

Eliciting patient-important outcomes through group brainstorming: when is saturation reached?

Group brainstorming is a technique for the elicitation of patient input that has many potential uses, however no data demonstrate concept saturation. In this study we explore concept saturation in group brains...

Authors: Marianna LaNoue, Alexzandra Gentsch, Amy Cunningham, Geoffrey Mills, Amanda M. B. Doty, Judd E. Hollander, Brendan G. Carr, Larry Loebell, Gail Weingarten and Kristin L. Rising

The measurement of physical functioning among patients with Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor (TGCT) using the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)

Tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT), a rare, locally aggressive neoplasm of the synovium of joints and tendon sheaths, is associated with joint destruction, pain and swelling. Impacts on physical function (PF...

Authors: Heather L. Gelhorn, Xin Ye, Rebecca M. Speck, Sandra Tong, John H. Healey, Susan V. Bukata, Richard D. Lackman, Lindsey Murray, Grant Maclaine, William R. Lenderking, Henry H. Hsu, Paul S. Lin and William D. Tap

Patient experience after kidney transplant: a conceptual framework of treatment burden

Kidney transplant recipients face a lifelong regimen of medications, health monitoring and medical appointments. This work involved in managing one’s health and its impact on well-being are referred to as trea...

Authors: Elizabeth C. Lorenz, Jason S. Egginton, Mark D. Stegall, Andrea L. Cheville, Raymond L. Heilman, Sumi Sukumaran Nair, Martin L. Mai and David T. Eton

Do patients consider computer-adaptive measures more appropriate than static questionnaires?

Computer-adaptive tests (CAT) use individualised sets of questions to assess patient-reported health states, whereas static (conventional) questionnaires present the same questions to all patients. CAT has bee...

Authors: Eva-Maria Gamper, Caroline Martini, Morten Aagaard Petersen, Irene Virgolini, Bernhard Holzner and Johannes M. Giesinger

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Content validity and psychometric evaluation of Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue in patients with psoriatic arthritis

To evaluate the measurement properties (e.g. content validity, reliability and ability to detect change) of the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT)-Fatigue scale in patients with active ps...

Authors: David Cella, Hilary Wilson, Huda Shalhoub, Dennis A. Revicki, Joseph C. Cappelleri, Andrew G. Bushmakin, Elizabeth Kudlacz and Ming-Ann Hsu

Health utilities and parental quality of life effects for three rare conditions tested in newborns

Measurement of health utilities is required for economic evaluations. Few studies have evaluated health utilities for rare conditions; even fewer have incorporated disutility that may be experienced by caregiv...

Authors: Norma-Jean Simon, John Richardson, Ayesha Ahmad, Angela Rose, Eve Wittenberg, Brittany D’Cruz and Lisa A. Prosser

Adapting the Interpersonal Quality in Family Planning care scale to assess patient perspectives on abortion care

Women value receiving quality interpersonal care during abortion services, yet no measure exists to assess this outcome from patients’ perspectives. We sought to adapt the Interpersonal Quality in Family Plann...

Authors: Kyla Z. Donnelly, Christine Dehlendorf, Reiley Reed, Daniela Agusti and Rachel Thompson

Development and adaptation of patient-reported outcome measures for patients who experience itch associated with primary biliary cholangitis

To conduct qualitative interviews to evaluate and refine the Itch Diary (ID) and weekly version of the PBC-40 in patients with itching associated with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC).

Authors: Mona L. Martin, Larissa Stassek, Steven I. Blum, Ashish V. Joshi and David Jones

Psychometric properties of the 45-item supportive care needs survey—partners and caregivers - Dutch (SCNS-P&C45-D) in partners of patients with breast cancer

To test the psychometric properties of the Dutch 45-item Supportive Care Needs Survey—Partners and Caregivers (SCNS-P&C45-D) among partners of women with breast cancer living in the Netherlands.

Authors: Mark J. A. Rietveld, Esmee J. Peters, Olga Husson, Floortje K. Ploos van Amstel, Y. Kamm, Sieta Sijtsema, Marieke Diepenbroek, Josca Heier, Celine Zoetbrood, Marijke Zielstra, Sylvie D. Lambert, Judith B. Prins and Petronella B. Ottevanger

Exploring the implementation of patient-reported outcome measures in cancer care: need for more real-world evidence results in the peer reviewed literature

To explore the existing evidence of the real-world implementation of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in oncology clinical practice and address two aims: (1) summarize available evidence of PRO use in clinical...

Authors: Milena Anatchkova, Sarah M. Donelson, Anne M. Skalicky, Colleen A. McHorney, Dayo Jagun and Jennifer Whiteley