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Validation of the National Institutes of Health Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Survey as a Quality-of-Life Instrument for Patients with Malignant Brain Tumors and Their Caregivers
KEY POINTS Quality-of-life issues are a major concern for individuals with malignant brain tumors andtheir caregivers. Quality-of-life assessments are challenging because of a lack of well-validated surveysand self-reporting difficulties that...
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The Implementation of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Yoga Therapy
Abstract Yoga therapists are interested in knowing whether their therapeutic interventions are helpful in improving health and wellbeing in their yoga therapy clients. However, few yoga therapists use standardized, reliable,...
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Refining and supplementing candidate measures of psychological well-being for the NIH PROMIS®: qualitative results from a mixed cancer sample
Abstract Purpose: The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) is a National Institutes of Health initiative designed to improve patient-reported outcomes using state-of-the-art psychometric methods. The aim of this study is...
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Establishing a Common Metric for Physical Function: Linking the HAQ-DI and SF-36 PF Subscale to PROMIS® Physical Function
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Physical function (PF) is a common health concept measured in clinical trials and clinical care. It is measured with different instruments that are not directly comparable, making comparative...
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Behavioral and Neurologic Assessment: Using the National Institutes of Health Toolbox
Abstract Cognition, psychological well-being, stress, functional status, and pain are all priority outcomes of interest to oncology nurses. However, it can be challenging to choose an instrument for clinical assessment...
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Estimating minimally important difference (MID) in PROMIS pediatric measures using the scale-judgment method
Objective To assess minimally important differences (MID) for several pediatric self-report item banks from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System® (PROMIS®). Methods We presented vignettes comprising...
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