Evaluation of a preliminary physical function item bank supported the expected advantages of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-33

  Rose, M ^a,b   Bjorner, J B ^a,b   Becker, J ^a,b   Fries, J F ^c   Ware, J E ^a,d  

^a QualityMetric Incorporated   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computerized Adaptive Test; Health status; Item response theory; Physical function; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOMES MEASUREMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SHORT FORM 36;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 36849085482     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.06.025     Document Type: Article

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