Measuring PROMIS® Well-Being in Early Childhood.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Expand the current Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) well-being measures to early childhood (1-5 years) using best practices from PROMIS and developmental science.

Methods

Qualitative methods included expert input, literature and measure review, and parent interviews to confirm measure frameworks, item understandability, and developmental appropriateness. Quantitative methods included two waves of field testing and item response theory (IRT)-based psychometric evaluation of reliability and validity, as well as IRT centering and item calibration. Correlational analyses with other PROMIS Early Childhood (EC) Parent Report measures and known-group differences analyses by health status were conducted to evaluate construct validity. All m

SUBMITTER: Blackwell CK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9308391 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature