Paul A. Pilkonis|Lan Yu|Jason B. Colditz|Nathan E. Dodds|Kelly L. Johnston|Catherine C. Maihoefer|Angela M. Stover|Dennis C. Daley|Dennis McCarty
Item banks for alcohol use from the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®): Use, consequences, and expectancies
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center|University of Pittsburgh Medical Center|University of Pittsburgh Medical Center|University of Pittsburgh Medical Center|University of Pittsburgh Medical Center|University of Pittsburgh Medical Center|University of Pittsburgh Medical Center|University of Pittsburgh Medical Center|Oregon Health & Science University
report development calibration item banks alcohol use negative positive consequences alcohol use negative positive expectancies regarding drinking part patientreported outcomes measurement information system promiscomprehensive literature searches yielded initial bank 5000 items 200 instruments qualitative item analysis including focus groups cognitive interviewing 141 items included field testing items alcohol use consequences written firstperson pasttense format 30day time frame 5 response options reflecting frequency items expectancies written thirdperson presenttense format time frame specified 5 response options reflecting intensity calibration sample included 1407 respondents 1000 general population ascertained internet panel 407 community treatment programs participating national institute drug abuse nida clinical trials network ctnfinal banks 37 31 20 11 9 items 108 total items calibrated alcohol use negative consequences positive consequences negative expectancies positive expectancies respectively using item response theory irt sevenitem static short forms also developed item banktest information curves showed promis item banks provided substantial information broad range severity making suitable treatment observational epidemiological research