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PROMIS® International
Recent PROMIS® International publications
Development of a Computer Adaptive Test for Depression Based on the Dutch-Flemish Version of the PROMIS Item Bank
Abstract: We developed a Dutch-Flemish version of the patient-reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS) adult V1.0 item bank for depression as input for computerized adaptive testing (CAT). As item bank, we used the Dutch-Flemish translation of the original PROMIS item bank (28 items) and additionally translated 28 U.S. depression items that failed to make the final U.S. item bank. Through psychometric analysis of a combined clinical and general population sample (N = 2,010), 8 added items were removed. With the final item bank, we performed several CAT simulations to assess the efficiency of the extended (48 items) and the original item bank (28 items), using various stopping rules. Both item banks resulted in highly efficient and precise measurement of depression and showed high similarity between the CAT simulation scores and the full item bank scores. We discuss the implications of using each item bank and stopping rule for further CAT development.
Validity of the PROMIS Depression and Anxiety Common Metrics in an Online Sample of Australian Adults
Recent US-based studies have utilized item response theory (IRT) to equate several self-report scales for depression and anxiety using the PROMIS depression and anxiety common metrics. The current study reports on the validity of the US-based equating procedures for the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) and Kessler 6 psychological distress scale (K6) to equate scores in a large online sample of Australian adults.
The PROMIS Health Organization (PHO) International Committee is a collaboration of scientists and clinicians with interests in optimizing and harmonizing global use of PROMIS instruments and related resources for research, care and population monitoring. The PHO International Committee is part of the PHO and collaborates with the PHO Board to identify, coordinate, and promote best practices to develop, translate, validate, and utilize PROMIS instruments across countries.
Additional information about the committee’s scientific activities and opportunities to get involved can be found on the PROMIS Health Organization website>>
To learn more about the efforts in a specific country, contact these PROMIS partners:
Contacts:
Rebecca Mercieca-Bebber
University of Sydney
Rebecca.mercieca@sydney.edu.au
Phil Batterham, PhD
Madeleine King, PhD
University of Sydney
Contact:
Steven Schuetz, MD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
PROMIS-Bolivia, S.A.
Contact:
Changrong Yuan, PhD, RN, FAAN
School of Nursing
Fudan University
Shanghai 200032, China
Contacts:
Matthias Rose, MD, PhD
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Sein Schmidt, MD
Contact:
Istvan Mucsi, MD, PhD
Semmelweis University Budapest and University of Toronto
ISTVAN MUCSI
Contacts:
Francesco Cottone
Fondazione GIMEMA - Franco Mandelli
Onlus
Fabio Efficace, PhD
Contacts:
Kazuhiro Yoshiuchi, M., PhD
The University of Tokyo
Takeko Oishi, PhD
Fujita Health University School of Medicine
Contacts:
Juhee Cho, MA, PhD
Sungyunkwan University
Heeseung Choi, PhD, MPH, RN
Seoul National University
Contacts:
Andrew Garratt, PhD
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Stein Arne Rimehaug
Stein.Arne.Rimehaug@sunnaas.no
Contact:
Wojciech Glinkowski, MD, PhD
Polish Telemedicine Society and Medical University of Warsaw
Contact:
Ay-Woan Pan, PhD, OTR
School of Occupational Therapy
College of Medicine
National Taiwan University
Wojciech Glinkowski, MD, PhD
+48601230577
Polish Telemedicine Society and Medical University of Warsaw
Contacts:
Jose M ("Chema") Valderas, MD, PhD
University of Exeter
Chris Gibbons, PhD
University of Cambridge
48601230577
Polish Telemedicine Society and Medical University of Warsaw
Contacts:
Helena Correia, Lic
helena-correia@northwestern.edu
David Cella, PhD
Northwestern University
48601230577
Polish Telemedicine Society and Medical University of Warsaw