Known-groups validity of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS(®)) in adolescents and young adults with special healthcare needs.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To examine known-groups validity of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS(®)) Short Forms (SFs) for adolescents and young adults with special healthcare needs (SHCN) using data collected from the PROMIS Linking Study.

Methods

In total, 292 adolescents aged 14-17.9 years and 300 young adults aged 18-20 years with SHCN from the PROMIS Linking Study were used for analyses. Presence of SHCN was classified into three categories (medication use, service use, and functional limitations). HRQoL was measured with the PROMIS Pediatric and Adult SFs. Differences in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) domain scores between SHCN sample and the norms of the PROMIS pediatric and adult calibration samples, respectively, were compared using t tests.

SUBMITTER: Howell CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4893933 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature