Progress in assessing physical function in arthritis: PROMIS short forms and computerized adaptive testing

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2061-2066

  Fries, James F ^a   Cella, David ^b   Rose, Matthias ^c   Krishnan, Eswar ^d   Bruce, Bonnie ^d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c QualityMetric Incorporated   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computerized adaptive testing; Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index; Item response theory; PROMIS

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE TESTING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOMES MEASUREMENT INFORMATION 10; PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOMES MEASUREMENT INFORMATION COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE TESTING; PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOMES MEASUREMENT INFORMATION HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 20; SIMULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ARTHRITIS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 70349254791     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.090358     Document Type: Conference Paper

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