-
Health-related quality of life in patients with neuroendocrine tumors: an investigation of treatment type, disease status, and symptom burden
Abstract Introduction: Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are malignant solid tumors arising in hormone-secreting tissue. They have historically been very difficult to treat, and advanced NETs are considered incurable. Surgery is the only...
Full Article -
Evaluation of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Information System PROMIS(R) Spanish-language physical functioning items
Abstract Purpose To evaluate the equivalence of the PROMIS® physical functioning item bank by language of administration (English versus Spanish). Methods The PROMIS® wave 1 English-language physical functioning bank consists of 124...
Full Article -
Patient Satisfaction Is Associated With Time With Provider But Not Clinic Wait Time Among Orthopedic Patients
Abstract Clinic wait time is considered an important predictor of patient satisfaction. The goal of this study was to determine whether patient satisfaction among orthopedic patients is associated with clinic...
Full Article -
Differential item functioning of the patient-reported outcomes information system (PROMIS®) pain interference item bank by language (Spanish versus English)
Abstract Background: About 70% of Latinos, 5 years old or older, in the United States speak Spanish at home. Measurement equivalence of the PROMIS® pain interference (PI) item bank by language of...
Full Article -
Validation of Patient-reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Computer Adaptive Tests in Lumbar Disk Herniation Surgery.
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Inadequate validation, floor/ceiling effects, and time constraints limit utilization of standardized patient-reported outcome measures. We aimed to validate Patient-reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) computer adaptive tests (CATs)...
Full Article -
Method of administration of PROMIS scales did not significantly impact score level, reliability, or validity.
Abstract Objectives To test the impact of the method of administration (MOA) on score level, reliability, and validity of scales developed in the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)....
Full Article -
Can you PROMIS Freedom of Pain? – A Brief Report of the Treatment Results from our Interdisciplinary, Integrative, Gynecological Pain Clinic (article in German).
Zusammenfassung Einleitung: Trotz immer besserer medizinischer und operativer Therapiemaßnahmen bleibt eine adäquate Schmerztherapie für viele gynäkologische Krankheitsbilder eine Herausforderung. Neue patientenfokussierte Testsysteme können dabei zur Verlaufsbeurteilung und Therapieoptimierung beitragen. Ziel war...
Full Article -
Stress, Anxiety, Depression and Sleep Disturbance among Jordanian Mothers and Fathers of Infants Admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Preliminary Study
Abstract Purpose To investigate the stressors and stress levels among Jordanian parents of infants in the NICU and their relationship to three factors: anxiety, depression and sleep disturbance. Design and...
Full Article -
The use of validated outcome measures in the chiropractic care of pregnant patients: A systematic review of the literature
Abstract Background Healthcare systems recognize the need to incorporate patient-reported outcomes as part of their clinical and research measures. We performed this review on the use of validated outcome measures...
Full Article -
The Quality of Life of Children Under Chiropractic Care Using PROMIS-25: Results from a Practice-Based Research Network. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.
Abstract OBJECTIVES: To characterize pediatric chiropractic and assess pediatric quality of life (QoL). DESIGN: A prospective cohort. Setting/Locations: Individual offices within a practice-based research network located throughout the United States....
Full Article -
The Use of the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System and the RAND VSQ9 to Measure the Quality of Life and Visit-Specific Satisfaction of Pregnant Patients Under Chiropractic Care Utilizing the Webster Technique.
Abstract OBJECTIVE: To quantify the quality of life (QoL) and visit-specific satisfaction of pregnant women. DESIGN: A prospective cohort within a practice-based research network (PBRN). Setting/Locations: Individual chiropractic offices. SUBJECTS:...
Full Article -
The use of PROMIS and the RAND VSQ9 in chiropractic patients receiving care with the Webster Technique.
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Our ongoing efforts to demonstrate effectiveness of care examined the quality of life (QoL) and patient satisfaction of chiropractic patients presenting for care in a PBRN. METHODS: In...
Full Article -
Comparison of pediatric self reports and parent proxy reports utilizing PROMIS: Results from a chiropractic practice-based research network
Abstract OBJECTIVE: To measure the cross-informant variant of pediatric quality of life (QoL) based on self-reports and parent proxy measures. METHODS: A secondary analysis of baseline data obtained from two...
Full Article -
Assessing the Equivalence of Paper, Mobile Phone, and Tablet Survey Responses at a Community Mental Health Center Using Equivalent Halves of a ‘Gold-Standard’Depression Item Bank.
Abstract BACKGROUND: The computerized administration of self-report psychiatric diagnostic and outcomes assessments has risen in popularity. If results are similar enough across different administration modalities, then new administration technologies can...
Full Article -
The accuracy of pain and fatigue items across different reporting periods.
Abstract The length of the reporting period specified for items assessing pain and fatigue varies among instruments. How the length of recall impacts the accuracy of symptom reporting is largely...
Full Article -
PROMIS® PF CAT Outperforms the ODI and SF-36 Physical Function Domain in Spine Patients.
Abstract Study Design The Oswestry Disability Index v2.0 (ODI), SF36 Physical Function Domain (SF-36 PFD) and PROMIS Physical Function CAT v1.2 (PF CAT) questionnaires were prospectively collected from 1,607 patients...
Full Article -
PROMIS for Orthopaedic Outcomes Measurement.
Abstract Patient-reported outcome measures have become important tools for assessing health status in a variety of patient populations. Many historically or commonly used patient-reported outcome measures in orthopaedics are narrow...
Full Article -
Screening in Trauma for Opioid Misuse Prevention (STOMP): study protocol for the development of an opioid risk screening tool for victims of injury.
Abstract Background Opioid addiction and overdose are epidemic in the U.S. Victims of traumatic injury are at greater than average risk for opioid misuse and related complications. Potential risk screens...
Full Article -
Functional Impact of Congenital Hand Differences: Early Results From the Congenital Upper Limb Differences (CoULD) Registry.
Abstract PURPOSE: To characterize the functional, emotional, and social impact of congenital upper limb differences on affected children and families before treatment, using validated functional outcome instruments. METHODS: From June...
Full Article -
Survivorship Challenges and Information Needs after Radiotherapy for Oral Cancer.
Abstract PURPOSE Oral cancer (OC) treatment can lead to considerable functional impairment, psychological distress, and decrements in quality of life. Given that limited information and support services are available for...
Full Article -
PROMIS computerised adaptive tests are dynamic instruments to measure health-related quality of life in patients with cirrhosis.
Summary Background Cirrhotic patients have an impaired health‐related quality of life (HRQOL), which is usually analysed using static paper‐pencil questionnaires. The Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) computerised adaptive testing (CAT)...
Full Article -
Presence of pain on three or more days of the week is associated with worse patient reported outcomes in adults with sickle cell disease.
Abstract While acute episodic pain is the hallmark of sickle cell disease (SCD), transition to chronic pain is a major cause of morbidity and impaired quality of life. One of...
Full Article -
General Health and Life Satisfaction in Children With Chronic Illness.
Abstract OBJECTIVES: To investigate children’s general health and life satisfaction in the context of chronic illness. METHODS: Caregivers (n = 1113) from 3 concurrent cohort studies completed the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement...
Full Article -
General population norms for the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–Kidney Symptom Index (FKSI).
Abstract BACKGROUND: Metastatic renal cell cancer is associated with poor long‐term survival and has no cure. Traditional clinical endpoints are best supplemented by patient‐reported outcomes designed to assess symptoms and...
Full Article -
PROMIS® scores in operative metastatic bone disease patients: A multicenter, prospective study.
Abstract BACKGROUND: The prevalence of metastatic bone disease (MBD) grows each year as treatments improve. Little has been published about functional and pain outcomes in this group after surgery. Patient-Reported...
Full Article -
Development and validation of patient-reported outcome measures for sleep disturbance and sleep-related impairments.
Abstract Study Objectives: To develop an archive of self-report questions assessing sleep disturbance and sleep-related impairments (SRI), to develop item banks from this archive, and to validate and calibrate the...
Full Article -
Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Versus Legacy Instruments: Are They Ready for Prime Time?
Abstract “Legacy” patient-reported outcome measures (PROs) have been used for decades; however, they have many limitations. The National Institutes of Health-funded PRO Measurement Information System (PROMIS) was developed to be...
Full Article -
Better assessment of physical function: Item improvement is neglected but essential.
Abstract Introduction Physical function is a key component of patient-reported outcome (PRO) assessment in rheumatology. Modern psychometric methods, such as Item Response Theory (IRT) and Computerized Adaptive Testing, can materially...
Full Article -
The Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ).
Abstract Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) provide intrinsic knowledge about a patient’s health, functional status, symptoms, treatment preferences, satisfaction, and quality of life. They have become an established approach for assessing health...
Full Article -
Development and assessment of floor and ceiling items for the PROMIS physical function item bank.
Abstract Introduction Disability and Physical Function (PF) outcome assessment has had limited ability to measure functional status at the floor (very poor functional abilities) or the ceiling (very high functional...
Full Article -
Choosing Your Partner for the PROM: A Review of Evidence on Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Use in Primary and Community Care.
ABSTRACT Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are assessments of health status from the patient’s perspective. The systematic and routine collection and use of PROMs in healthcare settings adds value in several...
Full Article -
The Effects of Exercise on Patient-Reported Outcomes and Performance-Based Physical Function in Adults With Acute Leukemia Undergoing Induction Therapy.
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Fatigue is a distressing symptom for adults with acute leukemia, often impeding their ability to exercise. OBJECTIVES: 1) Examine effects of a 4-week mixed-modality supervised exercise program (4...
Full Article -
Patterns of symptoms and functional impairments in children with cancer.
Abstract Background Children with cancer experience multiple symptoms due to their disease and as a result of treatment. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility and potential...
Full Article -
Effect of Acupuncture or Massage on Health-Related Quality of Life of Hemodialysis Patients.
Abstract OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of acupuncture and massage on health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) among end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. DESIGN:...
Full Article -
Effects of Media Sensationalization on Cognitive Performance and Post Concussive Symptoms.
Abstract OBJECTIVES: The current study aimed to examine if televised media about mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) framed in a sensationalized manner had a negative impact on cognitive functioning and...
Full Article -
Development and validation of a symptom index for advanced hepatobiliary and pancreatic cancers: The National Comprehensive Cancer Network Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (NCCN-FACT) Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Symptom Index (NFHSI).
Abstract BACKGROUND: The 45‐item Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–Hepatobiliary (FACT‐Hep) questionnaire assesses health‐related quality of life in patients with liver, bile duct, and pancreatic cancers. Although the FACT‐Hep was initially...
Full Article -
Cirrhotic patients have good insight into their daily functional impairment despite prior hepatic encephalopathy: comparison with PROMIS norms.
Abstract Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an important determinant of prognosis in cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy (HE). However due to inherent cognitive dysfunction, insight into HRQOL severity in patients...
Full Article -
Quantitative sensory testing is feasible and is well-tolerated in patients with sickle cell disease following a vaso-occlusive episode.
Abstract Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder characterized by abnormally shaped sickle cells. The hallmark of this disease is intermittent, painful vaso-occlusive episodes (VOE), but a...
Full Article -
Response to Botulinumtoxin A in a migraine cohort with multiple comorbidities and widespread pain.
Abstract BACKGROUND: The phase III research evaluating migraine prophylaxis therapy (PREEMPT) protocol was developed in low-risk migraine patients. We studied longitudinal response to treatment in a sequential retrospective observational cohort...
Full Article -
Monitoring population health for Healthy People 2020: evaluation of the NIH PROMIS® Global Health, CDC Healthy Days, and satisfaction with life instruments.
Abstract Purpose Healthy People 2020 identified health-related quality of life and well-being (WB) as indicators of population health for the next decade. This study examined the measurement properties of the...
Full Article -
Pouch-Related Symptoms and Quality of Life in Patients with Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis.
Abstract BACKGROUND: Restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) has become the standard surgical treatment for the majority of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who require colectomy. We evaluated...
Full Article -
PROMIS Pain Interference Is Superior vs Numeric Pain Rating Scale for Pain Assessment in Foot and Ankle Patients.
Abstract BACKGROUND:: The Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) is a popular method to assess pain. Recently, the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) has been suggested to be more accurate...
Full Article -
Caregiver Quality of Life Is Related to Severity of Otitis Media in Children.
Abstract Objective Otitis media (OM) in children is the most frequent reason for physician visits in developed countries and burdens caregivers, society, and the child. Our objective was to describe...
Full Article -
The Promise of PROMIS in Pelvic Organ Prolapse.
Abstract OBJECTIVES: The aims of the study were to determine the relationship between pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and health-related quality of life dimensions and to evaluate the utility of the...
Full Article -
Measuring Participation: The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Experience.
Abstract Objectives To describe the lessons learned in the initial development of PROMIS social function item banks. Design Development and testing of two item pools within a general population to...
Full Article -
Bowel function, sexual function, and symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse in women with and without urinary incontinence.
Abstract AIMS: Bowel symptoms, pelvic organ prolapse, and sexual dysfunction are common, but their frequency among women with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) has not been well described. Our aims...
Full Article -
Baseline Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Patients Enrolled in the Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network (LURN): a Prospective, Observational Cohort Study.
Abstract PURPOSE: We described and compared the frequency and type of lower urinary tract symptoms reported by men and women at the time that they were recruited from urology and...
Full Article -
Health-related quality of life in glomerular disease.
Abstract There is scant literature describing the effect of glomerular disease on health-related quality of life (HRQOL). The Cure Glomerulonephropathy study (CureGN) is an international longitudinal cohort study of children...
Full Article -
What’s in a Name? The Case of Emotional Disclosure of Pain-Related Distress.
Abstract Pain behavior plays a key role in many theoretical models of pain, with many of these models conceptualizing pain behaviors as potentially detrimental to patient functioning. We propose that...
Full Article -
Advancing PROMIS’s methodology: results of the Third Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) Psychometric Summit.
Abstract In 2002, the NIH launched the ‘Roadmap for Medical Research’. The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) is one of the Roadmap’s key aspects. To create the next generation...
Full Article -
The development of a new computer-adaptive test to evaluate strain in caregivers of individuals with traumatic brain injury: TBI-CareQOL Caregiver Strain.
Abstract OBJECTIVE: To develop a new measure of caregiver strain for use in caregivers of individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI), Traumatic Brain Injury Caregiver Quality of Life (TBI-CareQOL) Caregiver...
Full Article -
HDQLIFE: development and assessment of health-related quality of life in Huntington disease (HD).
Abstract PURPOSE: Huntington disease (HD) is a chronic, debilitating genetic disease that affects physical, emotional, cognitive, and social health. Existing patient-reported outcomes (PROs) of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) used...
Full Article -
Health-related quality of life among adults with diverse rare disorders.
Abstract BACKGROUND: Twenty-five to 30 million Americans live with a rare disease (RD) and share challenges unique to RD. The majority of research on RDs has focused on etiology, treatment...
Full Article -
National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Burn Model System: Review of Program and Database.
Abstract The Burn Model System (BMS) centers program was created in 1994 to evaluate the long-term outcomes of burn injuries. As part of this multicenter program, a comprehensive longitudinal database...
Full Article -
Subtle Hippocampal Deformities in Breast Cancer Survivors with Reduced Episodic Memory and Self-Reported Cognitive Concerns.
Abstract Cancer survivors have lingering cognitive problems, however the anatomical basis for these problems has yet to be fully elucidated. Clinical studies as well as animal models of chemotherapy have...
Full Article -
Hippocampal Functional Connectivity Is Related to Self-Reported Cognitive Concerns in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Adjuvant Therapy.
Abstract Nearly three out of four survivors experience Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairment (CRCI) for months or years following treatment. Both clinical and animal studies point to the hippocampus as a likely...
Full Article -
Taste Assessment in Normal Weight and Overweight Individuals with Co-Occurring Binge Eating Disorder.
Abstract BACKGROUND: Taste perception influences food choice, and may contribute to both weight status and disordered eating. Relatively little work has attempted to disentangle contributions of weight status and Binge...
Full Article -
NIH Toolbox Emotion Battery: Application of Summary Scores to Adults with Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Stroke.
Abstract OBJECTIVE: To examine the validity of factor analytically based summary scores that were developed using the National Institutes of Health Toolbox Emotion Battery (NIHTB-EB); (ie, psychological well-being, social satisfaction,...
Full Article -
Validation and Generalizability of Preoperative PROMIS Scores to Predict Postoperative Success in Foot and Ankle Patients.
Abstract BACKGROUND: A recent publication reported preoperative Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Instrumentation System (PROMIS) scores to be highly predictive in identifying patients who would and would not benefit from foot and...
Full Article -
Performance of PROMIS Instruments in Patients With Shoulder Instability.
Abstract Background: Shoulder instability is a relatively common condition occurring in 2% of the population. PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System) was developed by the National Institutes of Health in...
Full Article -
Preoperative Performance of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System in Patients With Rotator Cuff Pathology.
Abstract PURPOSE: To evaluate the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System upper extremity item bank (PROMIS UE) and physical function computerized adaptive test (PROMIS PF CAT) in patients with rotator cuff...
Full Article -
National Institutes of Health Toolbox Emotion Battery for English- and Spanish-speaking adults: normative data and factor-based summary scores
Background: The National Institutes of Health Toolbox Emotion Battery (NIHTB-EB) is a “common currency”, computerized assessment developed to measure the full spectrum of emotional health. Though comprehensive, the NIHTB-EB’s 17 scales...
Full Article -
Subtle hippocampal deformities in breast cancer survivors with reduced episodic memory and self-reported cognitive concerns.
Abstract Cancer survivors have lingering cognitive problems, however the anatomical basis for these problems has yet to be fully elucidated. Clinical studies as well as animal models of chemotherapy have...
Full Article -
Early childhood depression, emotion regulation, episodic memory, and hippocampal development.
Abstract Depression in adults is associated with deficits in a number of cognitive domains, however it remains less clear how early in development theses deficits can be detected in early...
Full Article -
Neuropsychological Assessment of Memory in Preschoolers.
Abstract Memory is of fundamental importance for cognitive, social, and educational function, making it a target for neuropsychological assessment. The subject of this review is one particular type of memory,...
Full Article -
PROMIS™ of Improved Tools for Assessing Sleep and Wake Function: Commentary on “Development of Short Forms from the PROMIS™ Sleep Disturbance and Sleep-Related Impairment Item Banks”.
Every skilled craftsperson understand the importance of using the right tools to complete a project successfully. For those of us engaged in sleep and circadian research, the integrity of our...
Full Article -
Yoga as adjunct therapy for adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease: A pilot clinical trial.
Abstract OBJECTIVES: To determine whether utilizing yoga as an adjunctive therapy to the medical standard of care for adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is: (1) feasible and acceptable, (2)...
Full Article -
Chapter Ix. NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery (Cb): Summary, Conclusions, and Implications for Cognitive Development.
ABSTRACT This monograph describes the creation of the National Institutes of Health Toolbox Cognition Battery (NIH Toolbox CB) and reports validation data for children ages 3–15 years. Individual chapters described...
Full Article -
Chapter III. NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery (Cb): Measuring Episodic Memory.
ABSTRACT One of the most significant domains of cognition is episodic memory, which allows for rapid acquisition and long‐term storage of new information. For purposes of the NIH Toolbox, we...
Full Article -
Health and role functioning: the use of focus groups in the development of an item bank.
Abstract Background Role functioning is an important part of health-related quality of life. However, assessment of role functioning is complicated by the wide definition of roles and by fluctuations in...
Full Article -
The quality of life of chiropractors using PROMIS: Results from a practice-based research network.
Introduction Since its inception in 1895, chiropractic has become the largest and most recognized alternative form of healthcare in the United States. Of the practitioner-based complementary and alternative medicine (CAM),...
Full Article -
Improving Patients’ Understanding of Terms and Phrases Commonly Used in Self-Reported Measures of Sexual Function.
Abstract Introduction There is a significant gap in research regarding the readability and comprehension of existing sexual function measures. Patient‐reported outcome measures may use terms not well understood by respondents...
Full Article -
Targeted muscle reinnervation in oncologic amputees: Early experience of a novel institutional protocol.
Abstract BACKGROUND: We describe a multidisciplinary approach for comprehensive care of amputees with concurrent targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) at the time of amputation. METHODS: Our TMR cohort was compared to...
Full Article -
Association between Participants’ Characteristics, Patient-Reported Outcomes, and Clinical Outcomes in Youth with Sickle Cell Disease.
Abstract Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic debilitating illness. SCD-related complications result in substantial impairment in quality of life (QOL). Our study objective was to assess the relationship...
Full Article -
Beliefs about hydroxyurea in youth with sickle cell disease.
Abstract BACKGROUND: Hydroxyurea reduces complications and improves health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in sickle cell disease (SCD) patients, however adherence remains suboptimal. Understanding patients’ views of hydroxyurea is critical to...
Full Article -
Healthcare utilization and hydroxyurea adherence in youth with sickle cell disease.
Abstract BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease (SCD) complications lead to poor health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and increased healthcare utilization in this population, which could be mitigated with hydroxyurea therapy; however,...
Full Article -
Prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in patients with an incisional hernia.
Abstract BACKGROUND: We investigate the prevalence of PTSD in patients with an incisional hernia presenting for evaluation at our institution. METHODS: Study patients were screened for PTSD using the PCL-5...
Full Article -
ACTIVE (Ability Captured Through Interactive Video Evaluation) workspace volume video game to quantify meaningful change in spinal muscular atrophy.
Abstract AIM: To evaluate the utility of Ability Captured Through Interactive Video Evaluation (ACTIVE) scaled scores to quantify meaningful change in individuals with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) types 2 or...
Full Article -
The sensitivity of the MOS SF-12 and PROMIS® global summary scores to adverse health events in an older cohort.
Abstract PURPOSE: To compare the predictive validity of two self-reported outcome measures, the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Global Health measure and the 12-item Health Survey (SF-12). METHODS: Data...
Full Article -
Pain coping skills training for African Americans with osteoarthritis: results of a randomized controlled trial.
Abstract African Americans bear a disproportionate burden of osteoarthritis (OA), but they have been underrepresented in trials of behavioral interventions for pain. This trial examined a culturally tailored pain coping...
Full Article -
Burden of Gastrointestinal Symptoms in the United States: Results of a Nationally Representative Survey of Over 71,000 Americans.
Abstract OBJECTIVES: Digestive diseases account for >100 million ambulatory care visits annually in the U.S. Yet, comparatively less is known about the true burden of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms in the...
Full Article -
Impact of National Institutes of Health Gastrointestinal PROMIS Measures in Clinical Practice: Results of a Multicenter Controlled Trial.
Abstract OBJECTIVES: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) created the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) to allow efficient, online measurement of patient-reported outcomes (PROs), but it remains untested...
Full Article -
The case for an international patient-reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS(R)) initiative.
Abstract Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) play an increasingly important role in clinical practice and research. Modern psychometric methods such as item response theory (IRT) enable the creation of item banks that...
Full Article -
Reliability of Proxy-reported Patient-reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Physical Function and Pain Interference Responses for Elderly Patients With Musculoskeletal Injury.
Abstract BACKGROUND: Patient-reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) instruments are useful to evaluate health status, but its use can be challenging for some vulnerable elderly patients, requiring aid from their...
Full Article -
The association of age, pain, and fatigue with physical functioning and depressive symptoms in persons with spinal cord injury.
Abstract Context/objective To describe the relationship of pain and fatigue with physical and psychological functioning in adults with spinal cord injury (SCI). Design Cross-sectional survey. Setting Community-based survey. Participants Convenience...
Full Article -
Portuguese-language translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Fatigue domain of Patient-Reported-Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS).
ABSTRACT The items bank of the Fatigue domain is part of an American system developed for evaluation of results reported by patients, called Patient-Reported-Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS). This study...
Full Article -
Fatigue in adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease: biological and behavioral correlates and health-related quality of life.
Abstract This descriptive, correlational study examined fatigue and potential biological and behavioral correlates in adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease. Sixty adolescents and young adults with sickle cell...
Full Article -
Psychometric Evaluation of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Fatigue-Short Form Across Diverse Populations.
Abstract BACKGROUND: The need for reliable, valid tools to measure patient-reported outcomes (PROs) is critical both for research and for evaluating treatment effects in practice. The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information...
Full Article -
Pain Affects Depression Through Anxiety, Fatigue, and Sleep in Multiple Sclerosis.
Objective Over a quarter million individuals in the United States have multiple sclerosis (MS). Chronic pain and depression are disproportionately high in this population. The purpose of this study was...
Full Article -
Opioid and non-opioid utilization at home following gastrointestinal procedures: a prospective cohort study.
Abstract BACKGROUND: Overprescribing of opioid medications for patients to be used at home after surgery is common. We sought to ascertain important patient and procedural characteristics that are associated with...
Full Article -
Systematic item selection process applied to developing item pools for assessing multiple mental health problems.
Abstract OBJECTIVES: Given high rates of comorbidity among mental disorders, better methods to rapidly screen across multiple mental disorders are needed. Building on existing Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System...
Full Article -
Variability of PROMIS Scores Across Hand Conditions.
Abstract PURPOSE: This study aimed to determine whether Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Physical Function and Pain Interference scores varied at presentation for specialty care by nontrauma hand condition....
Full Article -
Total sleep time and BMI z-score are associated with physical function mobility, peer relationship, and pain interference in children undergoing routine polysomnography: a PROMIS approach.
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Sleep disturbance, especially obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and inadequate sleep, adversely affect various health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) domains in adults. Few studies have addressed problems with HR-QoL...
Full Article -
Associations of self-report and actigraphy sleep measures with experimental pain outcomes in patients with temporomandibular disorder and healthy controls.
Abstract OBJECTIVE: Discrepancies between self-reported and actigraphy sleep measures are common, producing ambiguity about which are better predictors of experimental pain outcomes. The current study tested if pain intensity during...
Full Article -
E pluribus unum: Harmonization of physical functioning across intervention studies of middle-aged and older adults.
Abstract Common scales for physical functioning are not directly comparable without harmonization techniques, complicating attempts to pool data across studies. Our aim was to provide a standardized metric for physical...
Full Article -
A PROMIS Measure of Neuropathic Pain Quality.
Abstract Objectives Neuropathic pain (NP) is a consequence of many chronic conditions. This study aimed to develop an unidimensional NP scale with scores that represent levels of NP and distinguish...
Full Article -
Evidence from diverse clinical populations supported clinical validity of PROMIS pain interference and pain behavior.
Abstract OBJECTIVE: To evaluate clinical validity, including responsiveness, of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) pain interference (PROMIS-PI) and pain behavior (PROMIS-PB) T-scores. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Data were aggregated...
Full Article -
Development of a crosswalk for pain interference measured by the BPI and PROMIS pain interference short form.
Abstract Introduction To help researchers in multiple sclerosis (MS) take advantage of the measurement properties of the PROMIS Pain Interference instrument while maintaining continuity with previous research, we developed and...
Full Article -
Device-detected congestion is associated with worse patient-reported outcomes in heart failure.
Abstract BACKGROUND: Congestion is a common cause of symptoms in heart failure (HF). Yet, intrathoracic impedance, an objective marker of cardiopulmonary congestion, has not been examined in relation to HF...
Full Article -
Standardizing and personalizing the treat to target (T2T) approach for rheumatoid arthritis using the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS): baseline findings on patient-centered treatment priorities.
Abstract A treat to target (T2T) approach to management has become the standard of care for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). While consensus T2T recommendations call for patient involvement in...
Full Article -
Barriers to Hydroxyurea Adherence and Health-related Quality of Life in Adolescents and Young Adults with Sickle Cell Disease.
Abstract OBJECTIVES: To identify barriers to hydroxyurea adherence (negative beliefs, access, and/or recall barriers), and their relationship to adherence rates and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among adolescents and young...
Full Article -
EQ-5D-5L and SF-6D Health Utility Index Scores in Patients with Myasthenia Gravis.
Abstract BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Health utilities are a preference-based method of valuing health states that are used in healthcare research, such as economic evaluations. There are limited health utility valuation...
Full Article -
A Comparative Analysis of Clinical Outcomes in Noninsertional Versus Insertional Tendinopathy Using PROMIS.
Abstract Background. Achilles tendinopathy is a common clinical disorder. Utilizing the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System, we aim to determine clinical response to nonoperative achilles tendinopathy rehabilitative care of insertional achilles...
Full Article -
Qualitative Development and Content Validation of the PROMIS Pediatric Sleep Health Items.
Abstract Objective: To develop the Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Pediatric Sleep Health item pool and evaluate its content validity. Participants: Participants included 8 expert sleep clinician-researchers, 64...
Full Article -
Exploring the Association Between Self-Reported Asthma Impact and Fitbit-Derived Sleep Quality and Physical Activity Measures in Adolescents.
Abstract BACKGROUND: Smart wearables such as the Fitbit wristband provide the opportunity to monitor patients more comprehensively, to track patients in a fashion that more closely follows the contours of...
Full Article -
Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement System (PROMIS®) Pain Intensity and Pain Interference in Patients with Urolithiasis: Initial Report.
Abstract PURPOSE: Health related quality of life is increasingly important in quality improvement efforts for medical conditions. However, it has proved challenging to measure health related quality of life for...
Full Article -
Patient-reported outcomes from a workplace intervention program for cancer survivors highlight ongoing needs to support continuation of work.
Abstract PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the perceptions of cancer survivors who continue to work and provide information to evaluate and develop a supportive workplace program...
Full Article -
Patient outcomes after total hip arthroplasty in extreme elderly patients older than 80 years.
Abstract BACKGROUND:: While extreme elderly patients (age 80 and above) benefit from joint replacement, there is controversy about whether their physical function improves as much as younger individuals following total...
Full Article -
Exercise habits and factors associated with exercise in systemic sclerosis: a Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) cohort study.
Abstract OBJECTIVE: Exercise is associated with improved health in many medical conditions. Little is known about the exercise habits of people with systemic sclerosis (SSc, or scleroderma). This study assessed...
Full Article -
Patient-Reported Outcome Measures: Utility for Predicting Spinal Surgery in an Integrated Spine Practice.
Abstract BACKGROUND: For the majority of patients, spinal surgery is an elective treatment. The decision as to whether and when to pursue surgery is complicated and influenced by myriad factors,...
Full Article -
Badger, T. A., Heitkemper, M., Lee, K. A., & Bruner, D. W. (2014). An experience with the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System: pros and cons and unanswered questions.
Abstract The goal of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) is to create efficient, reliable, and valid assessments of adult and child health. The nursing science literature in which...
Full Article -
Combining online and in-person methods to evaluate the content validity of PROMIS fatigue short forms in rheumatoid arthritis.
Abstract PURPOSE: Fatigue is frequent and often severe and disabling in RA, and there is no consensus on how to measure it. We used online surveys and in-person interviews to...
Full Article -
The new Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) registry: design, rationale, and characteristics of patients enrolled in the first 12 months.
Abstract Background Herein we describe the history, design, and rationale of the new Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) Registry and present the characteristics of patients with juvenile idiopathic...
Full Article -
Using patient-reported outcomes and PROMIS in research and clinical applications: experiences from the PCORI pilot projects.
Abstract Purpose The field of patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) continues to develop. Patient-reported outcomes and, in particular the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) contribute complementary data to clinician-derived outcomes...
Full Article -
Readability and Comprehension of the Geriatric Depression Scale and PROMIS® Physical Function Items in Older African Americans and Latinos
Abstract Background: Depression and physical function are particularly important health domains for the elderly. The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) physical function item bank...
Full Article -
Adherence to hydroxyurea, health-related quality of life domains, and patients’ perceptions of sickle cell disease and hydroxyurea: a cross-sectional study in adolescents and young adults.
Abstract Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) patients have impaired domains of health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Hydroxyurea is safe and efficacious in SCD; however, adherence is suboptimal, and patients’ perceptions...
Full Article -
Advances in Patient Reported Outcomes: The NIH PROMIS Measures.
Abstract Patient reported outcomes (PROs) are questionnaire measures of patients’ symptoms, functioning, and health-related quality of life. They are designed to provide important clinical information that generally cannot be captured...
Full Article -
Recommendations for High-Priority Research on Cancer-Related Fatigue in Children and Adults.
Abstract Over the past decades, some scientific progress has been made in understanding and treating cancer-related fatigue (CRF). However, three major problems have limited further progress: lack of agreement about...
Full Article -
Electronic toxicity monitoring and patient-reported outcomes.
Abstract Understanding the potential profile of adverse events associated with cancer treatment is essential in balancing safety versus benefits. Multiple stakeholders make use of this information for decision making, including...
Full Article -
Recommendations for incorporating patient-reported outcomes into clinical comparative effectiveness research in adult oncology.
Examining the patient’s subjective experience in prospective clinical comparative effectiveness research (CER) of oncology treatments or process interventions is essential for informing decision making. Patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures are the...
Full Article -
Performance of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Upper Extremity (UE) Versus Physical Function (PF) Computer Adaptive Tests (CATs) in Upper Extremity Clinics.
Abstract PURPOSE: To examine the performance of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Upper Extremity (UE) Function Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) relative to the PROMIS Physical Function (PF) CAT...
Full Article -
Conceptual and methodological advances in child-reported outcomes measurement.
Abstract Increasingly, clinical, pharmaceutical and translational research studies use patient-reported outcomes as primary and secondary end points. Obtaining this type of information from children themselves is now possible, but effective...
Full Article -
Preoperative Opioid Use Negatively Affects Patient-reported Outcomes After Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty.
Abstract BACKGROUND: Opioid use is a public health crisis in the United States and an area of increased focus in orthopaedic surgery. The aim of this study is to investigate...
Full Article -
Frequent assessment of negative symptoms does not induce depressed mood.
Abstract Use of real-time data collection is rapidly expanding in the medical sciences and questions have been raised as to whether frequent ratings of disease symptoms could evoke depressed mood....
Full Article -
Patient-Reported Outcomes After Percutaneous Renal Ablation: Initial Experience.
Abstract OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to assess patient-reported outcomes after renal tumor ablation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective review of a pilot quality initiative from February 2016...
Full Article -
Age-related Differential Item Functioning for the Patient-Reported Outcomes Information System (PROMIS®) Physical Functioning Items
AbstractPurpose: To evaluate the equivalence of the PROMIS® wave 1 physical functioning item bank, by age (50 yearsor older versus 18-49).Materials and methods: A total of 114 physical functioning items...
Full Article -
Impact of Extremely Long Driving Distance on Distress and Physical Function in Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients.
Background: Hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients are at increased risk of disease-related distress and physical dysfunction. Increased driving distance between patient homes and HCT centers has been associated with worsened...
Full Article -
The PREEMPT study – evaluating smartphone-assisted n-of-1 trials in patients with chronic pain: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Abstract Background Chronic pain is prevalent, costly, and clinically vexatious. Clinicians typically use a trial-and-error approach to treatment selection. Repeated crossover trials in a single patient (n-of-1 trials) may provide...
Full Article -
Comparison of Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Neuroendocrine Tumors With Quality of Life in the General US Population.
Abstract Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the health-related quality of life (HRQL) burden of patients with neuroendocrine tumor (NET) and associations with demographic and clinical factors....
Full Article -
Qualitative Development of the PROMIS® Pediatric Stress Response Item Banks.
Abstract Objective To describe the qualitative development of the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) Pediatric Stress Response item banks. Methods Stress response concepts were specified through a literature review and interviews...
Full Article -
What Is the NIH Toolbox, and What Will It Mean to Neurology?
Overview In 2004, the NIH announced its Blueprint for Neuroscience Research (www.neuroscienceblueprint.nih.gov), an ambitious set of projects led by the 15 NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices that support neuroscience research...
Full Article -
Four-Meter Gait Speed: Normative Values and Reliability Determined for Adults Participating in the NIH Toolbox Study.
Abstract OBJECTIVES: To establish reference values and determine test-retest reliability for usual and maximal 4-meter gait speed. DESIGN: Cross-sectional observational study. SETTING: Offices in 10 geographically dispersed cities in the...
Full Article -
Normative Two-Minute Walk Test Distances for Boys and Girls 3 to 17 Years of Age.
Abstract AIMS: To provide normative reference values for the 2-minute walk test (2MWT) for children and adolescents. METHODS: A population-based sample of 2,631 boys and girls (3-17 years) contributed data to...
Full Article -
Relationships between grip strength, dexterity, and fine hand use are attenuated by age in children 3 to 13 years-of-age
Abstract [Purpose] The purpose of this secondary analysis of data from the validation phase of National Institutes of Health Toolbox study was to describe the relationship between grip strength, dexterity,...
Full Article -
Handgrip Strength: A Comparison of Values Obtained From the NHANES and NIH Toolbox Studies.
Abstract Importance: Handgrip dynamometry is probably the most commonly used method to characterize overall human muscle strength. Objective: To compare and summarize grip strength measurements obtained from two population-based studies. Design: Secondary data...
Full Article -
Comparison of Walking Performance over the First 2 Minutes and the Full 6 Minutes of the Six-Minute Walk Test.
Abstract Background Although the Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT), as recommended by the American Thoracic Society, is widely used as a measure of functional endurance, it may not be applicable in...
Full Article -
Relative Reliability of Three Objective Tests of Limb Muscle Strength.
Abstract: If measures of muscle strength are to be broadly applied, they should be objective, portable, quick, and reliable. Through this component of the NIH Toolbox study we sought to compare...
Full Article -
Sit-to-Stand Test: Performance and Determinants across the Age-Span
Abstract: Although the validity of the sit-to-stand (STS) test as a measure of lower limb strength has been questioned, it is widely used as such among older adults. The purposes of...
Full Article -
Adequacy of Belt-Stabilized Testing of Knee Extension Strength
Abstract Bohannon, RW, Bubela, DJ, Wang, Y-C, Magasi, SR, and Gershon, RC. Adequacy of belt-stabilized testing of knee extension strength. J Strength Cond Res 25(7): 1963-1967, 2011—Tester strength can limit the forces...
Full Article -
Six-Minute Walk Test Versus Three-Minute Step Test for Measuring Functional Endurance
Abstract Bohannon, RW, Bubela, DJ, Wang, Y-C, Magasi, SS, and Gershon, RC. Six-minute walk test vs. three-minute step test for measuring functional endurance. J Strength Cond Res 29(11): 3240–3244, 2015—The purpose of...
Full Article -
Grip and Knee Extension Muscle Strength Reflect a Common Construct among Adults
Abstract Introduction: Both grip and knee extension strength are often used to characterize overall limb muscle strength. We sought to determine if the measures actually reflect a common construct. Methods: The isometric grip...
Full Article -
Two-Minute Walk Test Performance by Adults 18 to 85 Years: Normative Values, Reliability, And responsiveness
Abstract Objectives To provide (1) normative reference values for the 2-minute walk test (2MWT), (2) reference equations for the 2MWT, and (3) information on the reliability and responsiveness of the...
Full Article -
Handgrip Strength: A Population-Based Study of Norms and Age Trajectories for 3- to 17-Year-Olds
Abstract PURPOSE: To provide normative values and equations for grip strength obtained from a population-based sample of individuals 3 to 17 years of age. METHODS: This cross-sectional study used grip...
Full Article -
Pittsburgh and Epworth Sleep Scale Items: Accuracy of Ratings Across Different Reporting Periods.
Abstract This study examined the ecological validity of sleep experience reports across different lengths of reporting periods. The accuracy of item responses on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and...
Full Article -
Comparing PROMIS computer-adaptive tests to the Brief Symptom Inventory in patients with prostate cancer.
Abstract Purpose This study assessed whether the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) computer-adaptive tests (CATs) provided results similar to those of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) with a low...
Full Article -
Functional and health promotion predictors of PROMIS® scores in people with multiple sclerosis.
Abstract OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of perceived functional abilities and health promotion activities on subsequent symptom experience among those who have lived with...
Full Article -
Perception of cure among patients with metastatic genitourinary cancer initiating immunotherapy.
Abstract BACKGROUND: Despite the advent of checkpoint inhibitors (CPIs) for advanced genitourinary (GU) cancers, existing studies suggest that durable complete responses are observed in fewer than 10% of patients. This...
Full Article -
Determining the Generalizability of the PROMIS Depression Domain’s Floor Effect and Completion Time in Patients Undergoing Orthopaedic Surgery.
Abstract BACKGROUND: Depression is common and can decrease the likelihood that a patient undergoing an orthopaedic procedure will improve after that intervention. Research at a single institution using the Patient-reported...
Full Article -
Responsiveness of the PROMIS and its Concurrent Validity with Other Region- and Condition-specific PROMs in Patients Undergoing Carpal Tunnel Release.
Abstract BACKGROUND: The Patient-reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) continues to be an important universal patient-reported outcomes measure (PROM) in orthopaedic surgery. However, there is concern about the performance of...
Full Article -
Evaluating the Correlation and Performance of PROMIS to SRS Questionnaires in Adult and Pediatric Spinal Deformity Patients.
Abstract STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cross-sectional cohort analysis. OBJECTIVES: 1) To assess the correlation of Patient-Reported Outcomes Management Information System (PROMIS) domains with SRS-22r/SRS-30 domains in all scoliosis patients; 2) to...
Full Article -
Cross-sectional analysis of health-related quality of life and elements of yoga practice.
Abstract Background Mind-body practices such as yoga have been studied for their generally positive effects on health-related quality of life (HRQOL). The association between how a person practices yoga and...
Full Article -
Sexual Health Before Treatment in Women with Suspected Gynecologic Malignancy.
Abstract OBJECTIVES: Sexual health in survivors of gynecologic cancer has been studied; however, sexual health in these women before treatment has not been thoroughly evaluated. The objective of our study...
Full Article -
The relationship between therapist–rated function and patient-reported outcome measures.
Abstract STUDY DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. INTRODUCTION: Some third-party payers require hand therapists to rate patient’s functional disability based on patient self-rating using patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), objective measurements of...
Full Article -
Normative Two-Minute Walk Test Distances for Boys and Girls 3 to 17 Years of Age.
Abstract AIMS: To provide normative reference values for the 2-minute walk test (2MWT) for children and adolescents. METHODS: A population-based sample of 2,631 boys and girls (3-17 years) contributed data to...
Full Article -
Cortical Excitability and Seizure Control Influence Attention Performance in Patients with Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsies (Iges).
Abstract We recently found that higher cortical excitability is associated with poorer attention performance in healthy adults. While patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsies (IGEs), previously termed genetic generalized epilepsies, are...
Full Article -
The Lifespan Human Connectome Project in Aging: An Overview.
Abstract The original Human Connectome Project yielded a rich data set on structural and functional connectivity in a large sample of healthy young adults using improved methods of data acquisition,...
Full Article -
C-Reactive Protein Correlates with Negative Symptoms in Patients with Schizophrenia.
Abstract Peripheral and CNS-localized inflammatory processes are hypothesized to contribute to the complex pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Elevated levels of the acute phase reactant C-reactive protein (CRP) have been observed in...
Full Article -
Device-Embedded Cameras for Eye Tracking–Based Cognitive Assessment: Validation with Paper-Pencil and Computerized Cognitive Composites
Abstract Background As eye tracking-based assessment of cognition becomes more widely used in older adults, particularly those at risk for dementia, reliable and scalable methods to collect high-quality data are...
Full Article -
Global Visual Motion Sensitivity: Associations with Parietal Area and Children’s Mathematical Cognition.
Abstract Sensitivity to global visual motion has been proposed as a signature of brain development, related to the dorsal rather than ventral cortical stream. Thresholds for global motion have been...
Full Article -
Comparability of iPad and Web-Based NIH Toolbox Cognitive Battery Administration in Veterans.
Abstract OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the comparability of National Institutes of Health Toolbox Cognitive Battery test scores across iPad application and web-based personal computer administration...
Full Article -
The Independent and Interacting Effects of Socioeconomic Status and Dual-Language Use on Brain Structure and Cognition.
Abstract Family socioeconomic status (SES) is strongly associated with children’s cognitive development, and past studies have reported socioeconomic disparities in both neurocognitive skills and brain structure across childhood. In other...
Full Article -
Associations between Cortical Thickness and Neurocognitive Skills During Childhood Vary by Family Socioeconomic Factors.
Abstract Studies have reported associations between cortical thickness (CT) and socioeconomic status (SES), as well as between CT and cognitive outcomes. However, findings have been mixed as to whether CT...
Full Article -
Age Effects on Perceptual Restoration of Degraded Interrupted Sentences.
ABSTRACT Adult cochlear-implant (CI) users show small or non-existent perceptual restoration effects when listening to interrupted speech. Perceptual restoration is believed to be a top-down mechanism that enhances speech perception...
Full Article -
Computerized Cognitive Testing for Use in Clinical Trials: A Comparison of the NIH Toolbox and Cogstate C3 Batteries.
Abstract BACKGROUND: As prevention trials for Alzheimer’s disease move into asymptomatic populations, identifying older individuals who manifest the earliest cognitive signs of Alzheimer’s disease is critical. Computerized cognitive testing has...
Full Article -
Improving neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with congenital heart disease: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of working memory training.
Abstract Introduction Executive function (EF) impairments are among the most prevalent neurodevelopmental morbidities in youth with congenital heart disease (CHD). To date, no studies have investigated the efficacy of cognitive...
Full Article -
New NIH Toolbox App Captures Reliable Research Data.
New NIH Toolbox App Captures Reliable Research Data BY ERIN CALHOUN Data. It reveals health trends. It uncovers associations between risk factors and disease and helps develop interventions for preventing...
Full Article -
The NIH Toolbox Pattern Comparison Processing Speed Test: Normative Data.
Abstract The NIH Toolbox Pattern Comparison Processing Speed Test was developed to assess processing speed. While initial validation work provides preliminary support for this test in both children and adults,...
Full Article -
Validation of the NIH Toolbox in Individuals with Neurologic Disorders.
Abstract OBJECTIVE: Individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and stroke experience a variety of neurologically related deficits across multiple domains of function. The NIH Toolbox for...
Full Article -
Motor-Free Composites from the National Institutes of Health Toolbox Cognition Battery (NIHTB-CB) for People with Disabilities.
Abstract PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE: The National Institutes of Health Toolbox Cognition Battery (NIHTB-CB) includes a group of brief measures (i.e., 30 min) designed to assess language, processing speed, working memory, episodic memory,...
Full Article -
NIH Toolbox Cognitive Battery (NIHTB-CB): The NIHTB Pattern Comparison Processing Speed Test.
Abstract The NIH Toolbox (NIHTB) Pattern Comparison Processing Speed Test was developed to assess processing speed within the NIHTB for the Assessment of Neurological Behavior and Function Cognition Battery (NIHTB-CB)....
Full Article -
Chapter Vi. NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery (Cb): Measuring Processing Speed.
Abstract This chapter focuses on the Toolbox Pattern Comparison Processing Speed Test, which was developed to assess processing speed within the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery (CB). We describe the development...
Full Article -
Construct validity of the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery in individuals with stroke.
Abstract OBJECTIVE: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Toolbox (NIHTB) for the Assessment of Behavior and Neurological Function Cognition Battery (NIHTB-CB) provides a brief assessment (approximately 30 min) of key...
Full Article -
People with multiple sclerosis report significantly worse symptoms and health related quality of life than the US general population as measured by PROMIS and NeuroQoL outcome measures.
Abstract Background Individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) report fatigue, pain, depression, cognitive difficulties, and other symptoms. It is often difficult to compare symptoms across studies and populations because scales used to measure...
Full Article -
Development of a PROMIS item bank to measure pain interference.
Abstract This paper describes the psychometric properties of the PROMIS Pain Interference (PROMIS-PI) bank. An initial candidate item pool (n=644) was developed and evaluated based on review of existing instruments,...
Full Article -
Secondary health conditions and social role satisfaction in adults with long-term physical disability.
Abstract OBJECTIVE: Individuals living with physical disability due to early acquired or traumatic conditions often experience a range of psychological and physical health problems that are associated with their condition...
Full Article -
Patient-Reported Outcomes — Are They Living Up to Their Potential?
Source: New England journal of medicine, 377(1), 6-9. Author: Baumhauer, J. F. (2017)....
Full Article -
Self-perceived health and quality of life among Azorean deportees: a cross sectional descriptive study.
Abstract BACKGROUND: Immigration policies can cause significant public health consequences, posing detrimental social and health effects for migrants, their families and communities. Migrants often face obstacles to health due to...
Full Article -
Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System in Children with Crohn’s Disease.
Objectives To assess the criterion validity and responsiveness of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) in a web-based cohort of children with Crohn’s disease. Study design We recruited children with...
Full Article -
Power training using pneumatic machines vs. plate-loaded machines to improve muscle power in older adults.
Abstract OBJECTIVES: Power training has been shown to be more effective than conventional resistance training for improving physical function in older adults; however, most trials have used pneumatic machines during...
Full Article -
Patient-Reported Outcomes in Supportive Care.
Traditionally, anticancer therapy has focused on eradication of neoplastic tissue, predominantly by invasive and/or toxic treatments. In modern studies, patient-reported outcomes (PROs) have become more common, and give a true...
Full Article -
Promising New Approaches to Assess Cognitive Functioning in People with Multiple Sclerosis.
Cognitive impairment has a major impact on the lives of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Yet it is often underdiagnosed, and more-effective assessment methods are needed. In particular, brief measures...
Full Article -
Patient Characteristics, Treatment, and Presenting PROMIS Scores Associated with Number of Office Visits for Traumatic Hand and Wrist Conditions.
Abstract BACKGROUND: Overuse of healthcare resources is burdensome on society. Prior research has demonstrated that many patients with traumatic musculoskeletal injuries continue to seek care long after appropriate healing is...
Full Article -
A Comparison of PROMIS Physical Function and Pain Interference Scores in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Research Collection Versus Routine Clinical Collection.
Abstract BACKGROUND: There is a concern that patients may answer patient-reported outcome (PRO) questionnaires differently depending on the purpose-clinical care or research (eg, “Hawthorne effect”). We sought to determine whether...
Full Article -
Do Patient Sociodemographic Factors Impact the PROMIS Scores Meeting the Patient-Acceptable Symptom State at the Initial Point of Care in Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Patients?
Abstract BACKGROUND: Patient-reported outcome measures such as the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) allow surgeons to evaluate the most important outcomes to patients, including function, pain, and mental well-being....
Full Article -
Changes in Facets of Mindfulness Predict Stress and Anger Outcomes for Police Officers.
Abstract Policing is widely considered to be one of the most stressful occupations, wherein organizational and operational stressors put law enforcement officers’ (LEO) physical and mental health at risk. This...
Full Article -
Patient-reported outcomes use during orthopaedic surgery clinic visits improves the patient experience.
Abstract Objectives The Patient‐Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) is growing in popularity as healthcare shifts towards a value‐based system. However, it remains unclear if PROMIS use improves the patient...
Full Article -
Variables associated with communicative participation after head and neck cancer.
Key Points Question Which variables are significantly associated with communicative participation outcomes in adults with head and neck cancer? Findings In this study of 197 survey respondents, 4 significant variables emerged—self-rated speech...
Full Article -
Utilizing Multidimensional Computer Adaptive Testing to Mitigate Burden With Patient Reported Outcomes.
Abstract Utilization of patient-reported outcome measures (PROs) had been limited by the lack of psychometrically sound measures scored in real-time. The Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) initiative developed...
Full Article -
Patient factors influencing outpatient satisfaction in patients presenting with shoulder pain.
Abstract BACKGROUND: Patient-based evaluation of health care has been gaining attention in the past 2 decades. The purpose of this study was to evaluate patient satisfaction in a shoulder outpatient...
Full Article -
Evaluation of pedometry as a patient-centered outcome in patients undergoing hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT): a comparison of pedometry and patient reports of symptoms, health, and quality of life.
Abstract Aims We evaluated pedometry as a novel patient-centered outcome because it enables passive continuous assessment of activity and may provide information about the consequences of symptomatic toxicity complementary to...
Full Article -
Preoperative PROMIS Scores Predict Postoperative PROMIS Score Improvement for Patients Undergoing Hand Surgery.
Abstract BACKGROUND: Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) can be used alongside preoperative patient characteristics to set postsurgery expectations. This study aimed to analyze whether preoperative scores can predict significant...
Full Article -
Psychometric Evaluation of the PROMIS® Pediatric Psychological and Physical Stress Experiences Measures.
Abstract OBJECTIVE: To provide psychometric evaluation of the PROMIS® Pediatric Psychological and Physical Stress Experiences measures. METHODS: Across two studies, Psychological and Physical Stress Experiences items were administered to 2,875...
Full Article -
Perioperative sexual interest in women with suspected gynecologic malignancies.
Abstract OBJECTIVES: For women with gynecologic cancer, the impact of surgery on sexual interest and desire in the immediate and later postoperative period is not well characterized. The objective of...
Full Article -
Can end-of-day reports replace momentary assessment of pain and fatigue?
Abstract This study evaluated the ability of end-of-day (EOD) ratings to accurately reflect momentary (EMA) ratings on 10 widely used pain and fatigue items. Rheumatology patients (n = 105) completed...
Full Article -
High Patient Activation Is Associated With Remission in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Abstract BACKGROUND: High levels of patient activation (having the knowledge, skills, and confidence to effectively manage one’s care), have been associated with improved outcomes in many chronic conditions. There have...
Full Article -
Generalizability and Validation of PROMIS Scores to Predict Surgical Success in Foot and Ankle Patients: A Tale of Two Academic Centers.
Introduction/Purpose: Patient-reported outcomes are advancing clinical care by improving patient satisfaction and engagement. A recent publication reported preoperative PROMIS scores to be highly predictive in selecting patients who would and...
Full Article -
Reliability and Validity of PROMIS Cognitive Abilities and Cognitive Concerns Scales Among People with Multiple Sclerosis.
Background: Cognitive impairment is among the most debilitating outcomes of multiple sclerosis (MS). Although several neuropsychological tests and self-report cognitive measures have been used to assess cognitive impairment, they may not...
Full Article -
Quality of life among boys with adrenoleukodystrophy following hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
Abstract Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) is the only accepted treatment capable of halting the progression of X-linked cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD). While survival and neurological outcomes have been described, there...
Full Article -
Development of the Northwestern Esophageal Quality of Life Scale: A Hybrid Measure for Use Across Esophageal Conditions.
Abstract OBJECTIVES Measures of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in chronic esophageal conditions such as gastroesophageal reflux disease, eosinophilic esophagitis, and achalasia are widely used to measure this important patient-reported...
Full Article -
The Validity and Reliability of Screening Measures for Depression and Anxiety Disorders in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Abstract Background We evaluated the validity and reliability of multiple symptom scales for depression and anxiety for persons with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Methods IBD participants in a cohort study...
Full Article