Item Banks for Measuring Emotional Distress From the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®): Depression, Anxiety, and Anger

Paul A. Pilkonis; Seung W. Choi; Steven P. Reise; Angela M. Stover; William T. Riley; David Cella

doi:10.1177/1073191111411667

journal article Jun 21, 2011

Item Banks for Measuring Emotional Distress From the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®): Depression, Anxiety, and Anger

Paul A. Pilkonis Seung W. Choi Steven P. Reise Angela M. Stover William T. Riley David Cella

Assessment Vol. 18 No. 3 pp. 263-283 · SAGE Publications

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Abstract

The authors report on the development and calibration of item banks for depression, anxiety, and anger as part of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®). Comprehensive literature searches yielded an initial bank of 1,404 items from 305 instruments. After qualitative item analysis (including focus groups and cognitive interviewing), 168 items (56 for each construct) were written in a first person, past tense format with a 7-day time frame and five response options reflecting frequency. The calibration sample included nearly 15,000 respondents. Final banks of 28, 29, and 29 items were calibrated for depression, anxiety, and anger, respectively, using item response theory. Test information curves showed that the PROMIS item banks provided more information than conventional measures in a range of severity from approximately −1 to +3 standard deviations (with higher scores indicating greater distress). Short forms consisting of seven to eight items provided information comparable to legacy measures containing more items.

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Published: Jun 21, 2011
Vol/Issue: 18(3)
Pages: 263-283
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Authors

P

Paul A. Pilkonis

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA,

S

Seung W. Choi

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

S

Steven P. Reise

University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

A

Angela M. Stover

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

W

William T. Riley

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA

D

David Cella

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

Cite This Article

Paul A. Pilkonis, Seung W. Choi, Steven P. Reise, et al. (2011). Item Banks for Measuring Emotional Distress From the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®): Depression, Anxiety, and Anger. Assessment, 18(3), 263-283. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191111411667

Item Banks for Measuring Emotional Distress From the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®): Depression, Anxiety, and Anger

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