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Linkage between the PROMIS® pediatric and adult emotional distress measures.

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Reeve, BB; Thissen, D; DeWalt, DA; Huang, I-C; Liu, Y; Magnus, B; Quinn, H; Gross, HE; Kisala, PA; Ni, P; Haley, S; Mulcahey, MJ; Hanks, RA ...
Published in: Qual Life Res
April 2016

PURPOSE: Research studies that measure health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in both children and adults and longitudinal studies that follow children into adulthood need measures that can be compared across these age groups. This study links the PROMIS pediatric and adult emotional distress measures using data from participants with diverse health conditions and disabilities. METHODS: Analyses were conducted and compared in two separate samples to confirm the stability of results. One sample (n = 874) included individuals aged 14-20 years with special health care needs and who require health services. The other sample (n = 641) included individuals aged 14-25 years who have a physical or cognitive disability. Participants completed both PROMIS pediatric and adult measures. Item response theory-based scores were linked using the linear approximation to calibrated projection. RESULTS: The estimated latent-variable correlation between pediatric and adult PROMIS measures ranged from 0.87 to 0.94. Regression coefficients β 0 (intercept) and β 1 (slope), and mean squared error are provided to transform scores from the pediatric to the adult measures, and vice versa. CONCLUSIONS: This study used a relatively new linking method, calibrated projection, to link PROMIS pediatric and adult measure scores, thus expanding the use of PROMIS measures to research that includes both populations.

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Qual Life Res

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1573-2649

Publication Date

April 2016

Volume

25

Issue

4

Start / End Page

823 / 833

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • United States
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Self Report
  • Quality of Life
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Policy & Services
  • Forecasting
 

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Reeve, B. B., Thissen, D., DeWalt, D. A., Huang, I.-C., Liu, Y., Magnus, B., … Tulsky, D. S. (2016). Linkage between the PROMIS® pediatric and adult emotional distress measures. Qual Life Res, 25(4), 823–833. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-015-1143-z
Reeve, Bryce B., David Thissen, Darren A. DeWalt, I-Chan Huang, Yang Liu, Brooke Magnus, Hally Quinn, et al. “Linkage between the PROMIS® pediatric and adult emotional distress measures.Qual Life Res 25, no. 4 (April 2016): 823–33. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-015-1143-z.
Reeve BB, Thissen D, DeWalt DA, Huang I-C, Liu Y, Magnus B, et al. Linkage between the PROMIS® pediatric and adult emotional distress measures. Qual Life Res. 2016 Apr;25(4):823–33.
Reeve, Bryce B., et al. “Linkage between the PROMIS® pediatric and adult emotional distress measures.Qual Life Res, vol. 25, no. 4, Apr. 2016, pp. 823–33. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s11136-015-1143-z.
Reeve BB, Thissen D, DeWalt DA, Huang I-C, Liu Y, Magnus B, Quinn H, Gross HE, Kisala PA, Ni P, Haley S, Mulcahey MJ, Charlifue S, Hanks RA, Slavin M, Jette A, Tulsky DS. Linkage between the PROMIS® pediatric and adult emotional distress measures. Qual Life Res. 2016 Apr;25(4):823–833.
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Published In

Qual Life Res

DOI

EISSN

1573-2649

Publication Date

April 2016

Volume

25

Issue

4

Start / End Page

823 / 833

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • United States
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Self Report
  • Quality of Life
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Policy & Services
  • Forecasting