PROMIS(®) pediatric self-report scales distinguish subgroups of children within and across six common pediatric chronic health conditions.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To conduct a comparative analysis of eight pediatric self-report scales for ages 8-17 years from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS(®)) in six pediatric chronic health conditions, using indicators of disease severity.

Methods

Pediatric patients (N = 1454) with asthma, cancer, chronic kidney disease, obesity, rheumatic disease, and sickle cell disease completed items from the PROMIS pediatric mobility, upper extremity functioning, depressive symptoms, anxiety, anger, peer relationships, pain interference, and fatigue self-report scales. Comparisons within the six pediatric chronic health conditions were conducted by examining differences in groups based on the disease severity using markers of sever

SUBMITTER: DeWalt DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4531096 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature