Darren A. DeWalt|Nan Rothrock|Susan Yount|Arthur A. Stone
Evaluation of Item Candidates
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|NorthShore University HealthSystem|NorthShore University HealthSystem|Stony Brook University
one promis patientreported outcome measurement information system networks primary goals development comprehensive item bank patientreported outcomes chronic diseases first set item banks promis chose focus pain fatigue emotional distress physical function social function essential step development item pool identification evaluation revision extant questionnaire items core item pool work also describe systematic process wherein items classified subsequent statistical processing promis investigators six phases item development documented identification extant items item classification selection item review revision focus group input domain coverage cognitive interviews individual items final revision field testing identification items refers systematic search existing items currently available scales expert item review revision conducted trained professionals reviewed wording item revised appropriate conventions adopted promis network focus groups used confirm domain definitions identify new areas item development future promis item banks cognitive interviews used examine individual items items successfully screened process sent field testing subjected innovative scale construction procedures