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Abstract:
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The PROMIS item banks cover pain, fatigue, physical functioning, social functioning, and emotional distress, and include static short forms, investigator tailored questionnaires, and computer-adaptive testing (CAT). Challenges vary depending on whether static short-forms or investigator-selected scales versus CAT are used in studies. Investigators can use the PROMIS item banks for the intelligent design of instruments for specific domains. Static PROMIS short-forms and tailored questionnaires can be applied in research settings, as existing questionnaires. CAT applications allow for more individualized and efficient assessment, since subjects complete items that cover their own domain level. Clinical investigators may be resistant to the CAT approach, which involves different sets of items completed by different subjects. PROMIS measures provide a flexible way of assessing health outcomes.
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