O001 Using PROMIS-29 to Examine How Caring for a Child with a Health Condition Affects
Health of Caregivers
Dagmar Amtmann 1, Mara Nery-Hurwit1, Alyssa Bamer1, Rana Salem 1, Arnold R. Gammaitoni2,
Carey R. Aron2, Bradley S. Galer2, Mark P. Jensen1
1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA;
2Zogenix, Medical Affairs, 5858 Horton Street, Suite 455, Emeryville, CA 94608, USA
Objective
Caregiving for children affects caregivers’ lives in many significant ways. Stress
of caregivers is understudied and under-reported. The objective was to examine how
taking care of a child (<18 years old) affects health of caregivers with mostly typically
developing children versus children with a medical condition as a first step toward
developing a screener to identify caregivers who need additional supports.
Methods
Caregivers responded to PROMIS-29 and the University of Washington Caregiver Stress
Scale (UW-CSS), a self-reported IRT-based item bank. For all scales, the general population
score is 50. The samples included a community sample, and caregivers of children with
Epileptic Encephalopathies (i.e., severe epilepsy), Muscular Dystrophy (MD) and Down
Syndrome (DS). The clinical populations were selected because they represent different
types of caregiving stress (e.g., mostly cognitive or physical challenges, or both).
The mean scores were compared between the general population and clinical populations
using t-tests.
Results
Data from a total of 722 caregivers were used; community sample (n=322), DS (n=143),
MD (n=129), and epilepsy (n=128). Average age of caregivers was 42 years (SD=9), 83%
were female, 82% were white, 73% were married, 17% had high school education or less,
41% were employed full time, and 90% were biological parents. The average child age
was 9 years (SD=5). The same pattern emerged across different health domains, including
caregiver stress, with the community sample caregivers reporting better health and
less stress than any of the clinical samples. The worst caregiver stress was reported
by caregivers of children with epilepsy (M=63). Compared to the community sample,
PROMIS scores were substantially worse (> 5 points) for anxiety and fatigue (epilepsy,
DS, MD), sleep (epilepsy), social (epilepsy) and depression (epilepsy and MD).
Conclusions
Compared to the community sample, caregivers of children with medical conditions report
considerably worse health.
Funding
This investigator-initiated study was supported by Zogenix and in part by a grant
from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation
Research H133P120002.
Keywords
Caregiver Stress, IRT, QOL, PRO, PROMIS 29, Epilepsy, Down Syndrome, Muscular Dystrophy
P002 Evaluating the Construct Validity of PROMIS Fatigue Short Forms in Rheumatoid
Arthritis
Susan J. Bartlett1,2, A..Kristina Gutierrez2, Alessandra Butanis2, Vivian P. Bykerk3,
Jeffrey R. Curtis4, Amye Leong5, Anne Lyddiatt6, Ana Maria Orbai2, Michelle Jones2,
W. Benjamin Nowell, and Clifton O. Bingham2
1McGill University, USA; 2Johns Hopkins Medicine, USA; 3Hospital for Special Surgery,
USA; 4University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA; 5Healthy Motivation, USA; 6Patient
Partners, USA
Background
Fatigue is prevalent, severe and one of the most disabling symptoms in rheumatoid
arthritis (RA). There is no standardized measure for its assessment nor data concerning
the performance of PROMIS-Fatigue short forms (SFs) in people with RA. We evaluated
the construct validity of 4-, 7-, and 8-item PROMIS-Fatigue SFs in RA patients across
the range of disease activity.
Methods
Adult RA patients were recruited from an online arthritis patient community and an
observational cohort drawing from three academic medical centers. Measures included
PROMIS-Fatigue SFs (7a, 8a, 4a), other PROMIS measures of RA symptoms, and selected
patient reported outcomes including RAND-36 Vitality, Fatigue NRS, and patient global
assessment of disease activity. Clinical outcomes from the observational cohort included
swollen and tender joint counts (28), physician global assessment, and the RA Clinical
Disease Activity Index (CDAI).
Results
A total of 548 (200 online, 348 observational cohort) participants were included.
PROMIS Fatigue SF scores spanned the measurement continuum and correlated highly with
each other (r’s ≥0.91) and other fatigue measures (r’s ≥0.85). PROMIS-Fatigue SF scores
were highly and inversely associated with Physical Function and Participation (r’s
-0.77 to -0.78), and moderately-highly and positively correlated with pain, sleep
disturbance, anxiety, and depression (r’s 0.60 to 0.75). PROMIS-Fatigue SF scores
showed dose-response relationships across fatigue severity descriptors and CDAI categories.
Conclusions
These results provide new evidence supporting the construct validity of the 4, 7,
and 8-item PROMIS-Fatigue SFs. The SFs capture fatigue across the spectrum of RA disease
activity in diverse groups of individuals and should be considered for use as patient-centered
assessments of RA disease control and treatment efficacy.
Funding
PCORI IP2-PI0000737 and SC14-1402-10818 and NIH P30-AR053503 and AR070254. All statements
and conclusions are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of PCORI,
its Board of Governors, or Methodology Committee.
Keywords
Fatigue, Validity, PRO, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Outcomes
O003 Combining Online and In-Person Evaluations of Content Relevance of PROMIS Fatigue
SFs in RA
Susan J. Bartlett1,2, A. Kristina Gutierrez2, Alessandra Butanis2, Vivian P. Bykerk3,
Jeffrey R. Curtis4, Amye Leong5, Anne Lyddiatt6, Ana Maria Orbai2, Michelle Jones2,
W. Benjamin Nowell7, and Clifton O. Bingham2
1McGill University, USA; 2Johns Hopkins Medicine, USA; 3Hospital for Special Surgery,
USA; 4University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA; 5Healthy Motivation, USA; 6Patient
Partners, USA; 7Global Healthy Living Foundation, USA
Objective
In Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), fatigue is frequent, highly variable, and often severe
and disabling. Definitions of fatigue vary, and there is no consensus on how to measure
it. We used online surveys and in-person interviews to evaluate the content validity
of PROMIS Fatigue short forms (SFs) in people with RA.
Methods
We recruited people with RA from an online patient community (n=200) and three academic
centers (n=84) in the US. Participants completed SFs then rated the relevance and
representativeness of the items to their fatigue experience. Cognitive debriefing
of items was conducted in 32 clinic patients. Descriptive statistics were calculated,
and associations were evaluated using correlation coefficients.
Results
Mean SF scores were similar (p’s≥0.61) among clinic patients reflecting mild fatigue
(i.e., 54.5-55.9), but were significantly higher (p’s<.001) in online participants.
SF Fatigue scores correlated highly (r’s≥0.82; p’s<.000) and moderately with patient
assessments of disease activity (r’s≥0.62; p=.000). Almost all (≥94%) could distinguish
general fatigue from RA fatigue. Most (≥85%) rated individual PROMIS items as “somewhat”
or “very relevant” to their experience. They averaged their fatigue over the past
week (58%), and rated impact vs. severity (72% vs. 19%). 99% rated fatigue as a key
indicator of how well their current treatment was controlling their RA.
Conclusions
Our results in a large diverse group of adults suggest that items in the PROMIS Fatigue
SFs adequately capture the wide range of fatigue experiences of people with RA.
Keywords
Fatigue, Validity, PRO, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Outcomes
P004 Inter-Provider and Problem-Specific Variability of PROMIS-CAT Patient Reported
Scores
Kimberly A. Bartosiak, David L. Bernholt, Jonathan M. Koscso, Amanda G. Spraggs-Hughes,
Jennifer Simmons, Christopher M. McAndrew
Washington University Orthopaedics, St Louis, MO, USA
Background
The objective of this study was to determine if PROMIS-CAT scoring varies between
providers or with primary orthopaedic complaint for a given patient.
Methods
All patients presenting to an orthopaedic office at this institution complete the
PROMIS domains of anxiety, depression, pain interference and physical function. A
query was done to collect a group of patients that completed these four domains at
two different office visits within one week. Patients were excluded if they were within
6 months from surgical intervention, had an acute trauma or had injection at the first
visit as these would be expected to have variability within scores.
Results
A control group of patients with two visits with the same provider for the same orthopaedic
complaint twice within the same week demonstrated no statistically significant difference
between PROMIS scores in any of the four domains collected. A group of patients with
two different primary orthopaedic complaints evaluated within the same week by two
different providers demonstrated statistically significant differences between visits
in anxiety and pain interference domains with improved scores at the second visit.
Depression and physical function domains showed no statistically significant differences
between visits for any group. For all four domains across all groups more than 20%
of patients had scores that differed by at least half of a standard deviation (5 points).
This was most profound in the anxiety domain with 38% of patients demonstrating more
than a 5 point difference between visits and 13% demonstrating a full standard deviation
difference between visits.
Conclusions
PROMIS-CAT domains of pain interference and anxiety may be less of a universal reflection
of the patient’s status within each domain than domains of physical function and depression
which are more consistent across providers and primary complaints.
Keywords
PROMIS, Orthopaedic, Anxiety, Depression, Pain Interference, Physical Function
P005 Can Women Live with More Symptoms than Men? Defining the Patient Acceptable Symptom
State (PASS)
Judith Baumhauer1, Adolf Flemister1, John Ketz1, Benedict Digiovanni1, Irvin Oh1,
Jeff Houck2
1 University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester NY, USA; 2 George Fox University,
Newberg OR, USA
Objective
To determine if gender influenced patient reported outcomes specifically patient acceptable
symptom state (PASS) and PROMIS PF, PI and Depression in patients with foot and ankle
problems.
Methods
Prospectively collected PROMIS and PASS were identified for 450 surgical patients
(Males=126, Females=324). The CPT code and gender percentages were identified. To
assure the overall recovery experienced by females and males was similar aggregate
PROMIS scores were compared using ANOVA analysis. The average PROMIS scales were comparable
between gender groups with the exception of PROMIS Pain Interference however the difference
was not clinically meaningful. The ability of each PROMIS scale to predict PASS status
was determined using receiver operator curves (ROC). The area under the curve (AUC)
and thresholds for near 95% sensitivity/specificity for males and females for each
PROMIS scale. AUC values below 0.7 are not considered clinically useful. Differences
AUC or near 95% sensitivity/specificity thresholds by gender would support the hypothesis
that PASS status is influenced by gender.
Results
There were significant differences in the AUC for gender suggesting PROMIS scores
are better predictors of PASS for females than males however there were only minor
differences in near 95% sensitivity/specificity PROMIS threshold values by gender.
The AUC values for females were higher than for males for each PROMIS scale. The thresholds
for PROMIS PF and PI to determine PASS yes status was slightly lower for females (48.5
specificity 94.9) compared to males (52.1 specificity 94.1). The thresholds for PROMIS
Dep to determine PASS yes status were similar for females (50.2 specificity 97.0)
compared to males (50.6 specificity 94.1). The thresholds for PROMIS PF to determine
PASS no status was slightly higher for females (30.0 sensitivity 93.8) compared to
males (27.0 specificity 94.4). The thresholds for PROMIS PI to determine PASS no status
were slightly lower for females (62.8 sensitivity 93.5) compared to males (68.3 sensitivity
94.4). PROMIS depression thresholds were not considered because of low AUC values.
Conclusions
PROMIS scales more accurately predict PASS status in females. In addition, females
are more likely to judge their physical abilities as acceptable at a lower PROMIS
threshold value compared to males.
Keywords
PROMIS, Patient Acceptable Symptom State (PASS), Gender differences
P006 Predicting Increased Resource Utilization after Carpal Tunnel Release
Casey Beleckas, William Gerull, Jason Guattery, Charles Goldfarb, Christopher Dy,
Ryan Calfee
Washington University School of Medicine, USA
Background
This study was designed to determine if patient mental health and preoperative experience
with pain could predict resource consumption postoperatively.
Methods
This retrospective cohort study evaluated all adult patients undergoing isolated unilateral
(68%) or bilateral carpal tunnel release (32%) at a tertiary orthopaedic center from
6/1/2015-6/30/2016. All patients completed the PROMIS Pain Interference and Depression
Computer Adaptive Testing (CATs) at their pre-operative visit. Postoperative encounters
were quantified as a summation of postoperative office visits, phone calls, or electronic
messaging related to their carpal tunnel syndrome. Pre-operative opioid use was determined
by patient report and prescriptions recorded within 90 days preoperatively. Independent
t-tests and chi square testing assessed the differences in initial PROMIS scores between
the patients who had one versus more than one postoperative encounter as well as differences
in age, sex, race, and opioid use between groups.
Results
219 patients who underwent carpal tunnel release were eligible for the study. 59%
of patients had a single postoperative encounter while 41% had multiple postoperative
encounters (25% had two, 8% had three, and 8% required four or more). Patients who
required multiple post-operative encounters had significantly higher pre-operative
PROMIS Depression scores (average difference 3 points, 95%CI 0.1-5.5). There was no
difference in PROMIS Pain Interference scores or opioid use (each p>0.05). There was
also no difference between the groups by unilateral versus bilateral surgery, average
age, sex, or race (all p>0.05).
Conclusions
While depressive symptoms are thought to influence ultimate patient-reported outcomes,
our data now indicate that greater depressive symptoms are also associated with more
postoperative encounters after carpal tunnel release. If considering care within a
bundled reimbursement model for carpal tunnel syndrome, preoperative PROMIS Depression
scores may predict variability in postoperative resource consumption.
Keywords
PROMIS, Orthopedic, Resources, Utilization
P007 Anxiety in the Orthopaedic Patient: Using PROMIS to Assess Mental Health
Casey Beleckas, BS; Heidi Prather, Jason Guattery, MS; Melissa Wright, Mike Kelly,
Ryan P. Calfee
Washington University School of Medicine, USA
Background
This study explored the performance of the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information
System (PROMIS) Anxiety assessment relative to the Depression assessment in orthopedic
patients, the relationship between Anxiety with self-reported Physical Function and
Pain Interference, and to determine if Anxiety levels varied according to the location
of orthopedic conditions.
Methods
This cross-sectional evaluation analyzed 14,962 consecutive adult new-patient visits
to a tertiary orthopedic practice between 4/1/2016 and 12/31/2016. All patients completed
PROMIS Anxiety, Depression, Physical Function, and Pain Interference computer adaptive
tests (CATs) as routine clinical intake. Patients were grouped by the orthopedic service
providing care and categorized as either affected with Anxiety if scoring >62 based
on linkage to the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 survey. Spearman correlations between
the PROMIS scores were calculated. Bivariate statistics assessed differences in Anxiety
and Depression scores between patients of different orthopedic services.
Results
Twenty percent of patients scored above the threshold to be considered affected by
Anxiety. PROMIS Anxiety scores demonstrated a stronger correlation than Depression
scores with Physical Function and Pain Interference scores. Patients with spine conditions
reported the highest median Anxiety scores and were more likely to exceed the Anxiety
threshold than patients presenting to sports or upper extremity surgeons.
Conclusions
One in 5 new orthopedic patients reports Anxiety levels that may warrant intervention.
This rate is heightened in patients needing spine care. Patient-reported Physical
Function more strongly correlates with PROMIS Anxiety than Depression suggesting that
the Anxiety CAT is a valuable addition to assess mental health among orthopedic patients.
Keywords
PROMIS, Anxiety, Orthopedic
O008 Linking FACIT Fatigue to PROMIS® Fatigue Scores in Phase 3 Baricitinib RA Trial
Data
Clifton O. Bingham III1, David Cella2, Susan J. Bartlett1,3, Amy M. DeLozier4, Amanda
Quebe4, Luna Sun4, Susan Otawa4, Carol Gaich4
1Johns Hopkins Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, USA; 2 Department of Medical Social
Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University; Chicago, IL, USA;
Departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Rheumatology, McGill University, Montreal,
Canada; 4Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Background
Fatigue in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is common and debilitating. In
clinical trials, fatigue is often measured with Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness
Therapy-Fatigue instrument (FACIT-F; 13-item). The PROMIS Fatigue item bank was developed
using a US general population-calibrated T-score metric. PROMIS Fatigue includes the
FACIT-F items;scores on the scales are thereby interchangeable. Content debriefing
FACIT-F identified 10 items relevant to RA patients. We assessed performance of these
items and the 13-item FACIT-F using both crosswalk tables and the PROMIS scoring algorithm
on data from 2 phase 3 baricitinib RA trials.
Methods
In RA-BEAM, methotrexate-inadequate responders were randomized 3:3:2 to placebo once
daily (QD), baricitinib 4 mg QD, or adalimumab 40 mg biweekly (Taylor et al. NEJM.2017;376:652-62).
In RA-BEACON, bDMARD-inadequate responders were randomized 1:1:1 to receive placebo
or baricitinib 2 mg or 4 mg QD (Genovese et al. NEJM.2016;374:1243-52). Patient-level
FACIT-F scores were linked to PROMIS Fatigue scores using validated crosswalk tables
(www.prosettastone.org) and the scoring algorithm (http://www.healthmeasures.net/explore-measurement-systems/promis).
Analysis of covariance was conducted on PROMIS score conversions to compare responses
across treatment arms.
Results
At baseline, average PROMIS fatigue scores reflected moderate-to-high levels of fatigue
relative to population means, ranging across treatment groups and scoring methods
from 57.4 to 59.7 in RA-BEAM and 60.1 to 63.7 in RA-BEACON. Fatigue scores decreased
in RA-BEAM to within normal ranges (<55) by week 4 for baricitinib and adalimumab.
Statistically and clinically meaningful reductions in mean fatigue scores (exceeding
0.5 SD/5 points) were associated with treatment through 24 weeks in both studies.
Conclusions
These results support the FACIT-F to PROMIS Fatigue crosswalk and scoring algorithm
approaches, including use of a subset of 10 FACIT-F items deemed most relevant to
RA. This enables comparisons across studies that use FACIT-F or PROMIS Fatigue item
subsets and their interpretation in US general population.
Keywords
Rheumatoid Arthritis; FACIT; PROMIS; Fatigue; Baricitinib
P009 PROMIS Pain Interference 6b and Fatigue 7a Short Forms and PROFILE-29 in Rheumatoid
Arthritis Patients Treated with TNF Inhibitors
Clifton Bingham III1, Shelly Kafka2, Shawn Black2, Dennis Parenti2, Stephen Xu3, Wayne
Langholff3 and Jeffrey R. Curtis4
1Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore USA; 2Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC. Horsham
PA, USA; 3Janssen Research & Development, LLC. Spring House PA, USA; 4University of
Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham AL, USA
Background
PROMIS has been used in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients (Pts). AWARE is a multi-center
United States-based, real-world evidence study of patients initiating treatment with
a Tumor Necrosis Factor inhibitor (TNFi; Simponi Aria or Remicade) in RA and utilizes
PROMIS instruments and the Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) to assess effectiveness.
This analysis examined selected PROMIS measures to assess (1) relationship between
baseline CDAI disease category and T-score, (2) PROMIS responsiveness after initiation
of therapy and (3) relationship between T-scores of Profile29v2 Fatigue and Pain Interference
questions and respective Short Forms (SF).
Methods
We report on TNFi pooled data from 1220 Pts’ baseline PROMIS Pain Interference 6b
(PI), Fatigue7a (F), Profile29v2 and CDAI. PROMIS T-scores were compared across CDAI
levels of disease activity using ANOVA. We dichotomized pts on baseline T-score: P
and F domains T-score >55 vs T-score </=55, and the Physical Function (PF) domain
T-score <45 vs T-score >/=45. Data are mean ± standard deviation.
Results
Pts were 59.5±13.5 yrs, disease duration 8.2 ± 9.9 yrs, and baseline CDAI score 32.4±15.6.
A significant relationship between PROMIS T-scores (PI, F) and baseline CDAI disease
activity categories was confirmed. After starting therapy there was minimal change
in T-score of pts with baseline PI and F T-scores </=55 and PF>/=45. Pts with baseline
PI and F T-scores >55 and baseline PF T-scores <45 showed change from baseline. There
was a significant (p<0.0001) relationship between PI and F T-scores and respective
4 questions on the P29v2.
Conclusions
We confirm validity of P measures according to CDAI disease category. In RA pts with
P T-scores near normal, detecting change once pts start a TNFi therapy may be difficult.
Pts with PI, F and PF T-scores >5 units from normal, demonstrated a robust T-score
response to therapy.
Keywords
Rheumatoid Arthritis, TNF inhibitors, PROMIS-29, Physical Function, Pain Interference,
Fatigue
P010 Identifying Measure Harmonization Needs for the Environmental influences on Child
Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program
Courtney K. Blackwell, Karon F. Cook, Richard Gershon, Dave Cella
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
Background
The ECHO Program is a large-scale, transdisciplinary research consortium comprised
of 84 extant pediatric cohorts. ECHO’s Person Reported Outcomes (PRO) Core developed
a measurement framework for assessing children’s physical, mental and social health
outcomes to complement exposure and biological biomarkers. This framework was the
foundation for building the ECHO-wide new data collection protocol. An important step
in this process was promoting the use of common measures or measures whose scores
could be harmonized (e.g., scores could be linked to a common mathematical metric).
Methods
A survey was administered to representatives of each of the 84 cohorts. Respondents
identified the measures they planned to use to target essential and recommended domains
to be assessed in ECHO. The results were collated by domain across cohorts to identify
which measures: 1) had already been harmonized (e.g., PROsetta Stone® cross-walks)
and 2) would require primary data collection and application of harmonization methodologies.
Results
For some target domains, there was consistency in selected measures across cohorts.
For other domains, a large number of measures were proposed, only some of which had
sufficient evidence of harmonization. Others will require additional investigation
to determine the feasibility of score harmonization. As an example, the ECHO Protocol
recommends use of the PROMIS Depression scale to evaluate maternal depression, but
cohorts proposed using 9 alternative measures, some of which do not have existing
PROsetta Stone cross-walks.
Conclusions
The results of this study show both the promise and limits of measurement harmonization
in large-scale research consortia. The ECHO research program benefits substantially
from previous work conducted through PROsetta Stone; but to meet its goals, additional
data collection and analyses will be needed to establish more score links to the PROMIS®
metric. This study highlights both the recurring benefit of previous score linking
efforts and the need for more such studies.
Keywords
Child, Patient Reported Outcome Measures, Environment and Public Health, Psychometrics,
Scoring Methods
O011 PROMIS Physical Function Scores Predict Discharge to Home Following Transcatheter
and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
Jeffrey Bruckel, MPH1, Judith Baumhauer, MPH2, Peter A. Knight, 3; Craig R. Narins1,
Chris DaSilva 3, Allison W. McIntyre3, Charles Lowenstein1, Frederick S. Ling1
1University of Rochester Medical Center, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine; 2University
of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery; 3University of Rochester
Medical Center, Division of Cardiac Surgery; 4University of Rochester Medical Center,
Health Lab PROMIS Program, USA
Objective
Aortic Stenosis (AS) is the most common cause of valvular heart disease in the developed
world, and is a significant source of morbidity and mortality. Prior to the development
of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) the only option was surgical replacement
(SAVR). Many elderly and functionally limited patients were not candidates for surgery
and did not receive treatment. There are several measures of frailty and physical
function used to assess patient candidacy for either therapy. We sought to assess
the utility of the PROMIS instruments in predicting good treatment outcome following
TAVR and SAVR.
Methods
We identified a cohort of patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing evaluation
for TAVR or SAVR in multidisciplinary valve clinic. Patients were administered the
PROMIS Physical Function (PF), Depression, and Pain Interference (PI) instruments
during routine care. We utilized clinical data from the Transcatheter Valve Therapeutics
database for TAVR patients, and the Society of Cardiovascular Surgeons database for
SAVR patients. Primary outcomes were discharge to home and mortality. Unadjusted analyses
were performed using means and t-tests or contingency tables and chi-squared tests
as appropriate. Logistic regression was used to obtain risk-adjusted outcomes.
Results
The final cohort included 234 patients, 81 patients undergoing SAVR and 135 patients
undergoing TAVR. The two groups differed substantially in terms of procedural risk
with STS predicted mortality scores of 1.98 (0.80 – 3.17) for SAVR and 7.38 (6.46
– 8.29) for TAVR, p<0.001. TAVR patients were also older, and had higher rates of
hypertension, heart failure, prior CABG, atrial fibrillation, cerebrovascular disease,
and lung disease (p<0.05 for all). TAVR patients scored significantly lower on PF
(33.9 [32.6 - 35.2], p<0.001) and higher on Depression (40.7 [39.1 - 42.4], p<0.001).
Patients with higher PF at baseline were more likely to be discharged home (OR 1.12
[1.06 – 1.20] per point increase, p<0.001).
Conclusion
PROMIS Physical Function scores are a useful adjunct to clinically-derived measures
of frailty, and are predictive of good outcome following TAVR or SAVR.
Keywords
Aortic Stenosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, Treatment Selection
P012 Initial identification of Swedish proxy-report PROMIS® Items for Children Between
Four and Eight Years
John Eric Chaplin1,2, Evalill Nilsson3
1Inst. Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg,
Sweden; 2 Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR), Sweden; 3
Dept. of Social Sciences, Department of Medicine and Health, Linköping University,
Linköping, Sweden
Background
Many paediatric conditions present early in a child’s life. Swedish quality registries
wishing to apply PROMIS measures have requested proxy-reported outcome instruments
for assessment of children from four years. The aim of this study was to identify
proxy-reported items from established PROMIS measures that could be applied to children
between the ages of four and eight years.
Methods
During a two-day quality review workshop at a Swedish university hospital, 15 health
professionals from multiple professions in five teams and two linguistic experts examined
489 items in 19 paediatric item banks. Items considered suitable for proxy report
for children under eight years were discussed and agreed within the teams.
Results
Forty percent of the items were judged to be suitable for use in the assessment of
children from four years of age in proxy report. In total, 196 items were identified
as suitable. There was variation within each item bank, ranging from no suitable items
in the Life satisfaction and Meaning and purpose item banks to all items in the Physical
stress item bank. In nine item banks, the majority of items (>50%) were thought to
be suitable for younger children in proxy report.
Conclusions
Further work is required in order to confirm the suitability of the questions for
younger children; this will be carried out in cognitive debriefing with parents during
2018. Criteria need to be established for the use of these banks in younger children.
The calibration of the identified items will be examined to determine whether there
is a need for further item development. The next stage of the project is to compare
results across languages and to examine the statistical properties of the items. Focus
will be on those item banks with greater than 50% of items judged to be appropriate
for the younger age group.
Keywords
PROMIS, young children, proxy, self-report, Sweden
P013 The Swedish Linguistic Team-based PROMIS® Item Quality Review Process
John Eric Chaplin1,2, Evalill Nilsson3, Elisabeth Ström4, Linda Holmström4, Rikard
Wicksell4
1Inst. Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg,
Sweden; 2 Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR), Sweden; 3
Dept. of Social Sciences, Department of Medicine and Health, Linköping University,
Linköping, Sweden; 4 Behaviour Medicine, Medical Psychology, Karolinska University
Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Background
To review the linguistic quality of the Swedish translation of child and adult PROMIS
item banks.
Methods
Multidisciplinary review teams examined the linguistic quality of all Swedish PROMIS
item translations. Teams reviewed the reconciliation, forward and backward translations
and jointly agreed a final item version. Definitions from the Health Measures organization
were used where available, as were item translations from NeuroQoL. Participants were
encouraged to ensure that the translation was a conceptual equivalent to the English
item and formulated so that it was grammatically and colloquially correct in Swedish.
Results
One child-item workshop with a total of five teams and five adult-item workshops with
a total of ten teams were held between 2016 and 2018. More than 50 experts from all
over Sweden participated, including medical doctors, psychologists, physiotherapists,
dieticians, rehabilitation specialists, other health care professionals, patient representatives
and linguistic experts. Age and experience varied from full-time professional to head
of department. Between one and five teams of three to seven individuals were formed
at each workshop. Some experts participated in multiple workshops. Nineteen child-item
banks (489 items) and 61 adult-items banks and short forms (781 items) were reviewed.
The broad range of professions, nationalities and ages provided a comprehensive view
of language usage. Participants quickly learned to work as a team, and gained familiarity
with the linguistic requirements of the item formulation. Working on multiple item
banks allowed comparison of word usage across banks. Teamwork sustained high levels
of motivation throughout. Subjective concepts with multiple equivalent phrasing took
longer to agree.
Conclusions
Improved item translations were achieved due to this multidisciplinary focus. The
methodology and experience gained can be used as an example for other countries interested
in translating PROMIS. The Swedish PROMIS items appear linguistically equivalent and
ready for cognitive debriefing and cross-cultural validation.
Keywords
PRO, Translation, Multidisciplinary, Cross-Cultural, Validation
O014 Does Recall Period Matter? Comparing PROMIS® Physical Function with No Recall,
24-Hour Recall, and 7-Day Recall
David M. Condon1, Robert Chapman1, Sara Shaunfield1, Jennifer L. Beaumont1,2, Daniel
Eek3, Debanjali Mitra4, Katy Benjamin5, Kelly McQuarrie6, Jamae Liu7, James Shaw8,
Allison Martin Nguyen9, Karen Keating10, David Cella1
1Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern
University; 2Terasaki Research Institute; 3AstraZeneca; 4Pfizer; 5AbbVie; 6Janssen;
7Novartis; 8Bristol-Myers Squibb; 9Merck; 10Bayer
Background
To evaluate the influence of recall periods on the assessment of physical function,
we compared, in cancer and general population samples, the standard administration
of PROMIS Physical Function items without a recall period to administrations with
24-hour and 7-day recall periods.
Methods
We administered 31 items from the PROMIS Physical Function v2.0 item bank to 2400
respondents (n=1,001 with cancer; n=1,399 from the general population). Respondents
were randomly assigned to one of three recall conditions (24-hours, 7-days, or no
recall) and one of two “reminder” conditions (with recall periods presented only before
the first item or with every item). We tested recall and reminder effects with analysis
of variance controlling for demographics, English fluency and comorbidities.
Results
Using analysis of variance, each condition was compared to the standard PROMIS administration
for Physical Function (no recall period). There was no evidence of significant differences
among groups in the cancer sample. In the general population sample, only the 24 hour
recall condition with reminders was significantly different from the “no recall” PROMIS
standard. At the item level, for both samples, the number of items with non-trivial
effect size differences across conditions was minimal
Conclusions
For most experimental conditions, when compared to no recall, the use of a recall
period has little to no effect upon PROMIS physical function responses or scores.
We recommend that PROMIS Physical Function be administered with the standard PROMIS
“no recall” period.
Keywords
PROMIS, Physical Function, Recall Period, Oncology, Cancer
O015 Development of PRO T-Score Maps: A New Resource for Clinical Use of PROMIS® Measures
Karon F. Cook, Nan Rothrock
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
Background
A major barrier in the use of PROMIS® measures in clinical settings is the lack of
an intuitive score interpretation framework. The objective of this study was to develop
PRO T-Score Maps for interpreting PROMIS scores at the item level.
Methods
Using an R® program and based on the item parameters of calibrated item banks, we
estimated most likely item responses by T-score level for 21 PROMIS item banks. These
were used to create labeled heat maps for short form items that graphically display
the most likely item responses across the measured score range.
Results
On the resulting PRO T-Score Maps, the PROMIS T-score metric is printed horizontally
at the top of the page. Items and their response options are displayed in rows below.
By tracking item responses with their locations on the T-score metric, users identify
T-scores associated with each response across all levels of the domain assessed by
the measure. The maps also allow interpretations of the clinical impact of score improvements.
For example, for a patient who started with a score of 69 on the PROMIS® Depression
measure, a 10 point score decrease would be improving from a probable report of feeling
hopeless “often” to feeling hopeless “rarely”.
Conclusions
The PRO T-Score Maps allow users to anchor T-score interpretations within a clinically
intuitive context. These maps can be used to interpret both status and change scores
and could inform clinical discussions about expectations for improvement and worsening.
In the future, PRO T-Score Maps could be developed based on items selected by patients
and clinicians. Such maps would anchor score interpretation in items that are most
relevant to particular patients or clinical conditions.
Keywords
Patient Reported Outcome Measures, Psychometrics, Decision Support Techniques, Score
Reporting
P016 Psychometric Characteristics of a Subset of Items of the PROMIS®-MS Fatigue Scale
Karon F. Cook1, Dagmar Amtmann2, Paul Kamudoni3, Christian Henke3
1Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA; 2University
of Washington, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA; 3 Merck, Darmstadt,
Germany
Background
Previously we developed an 8-item PROMIS® Fatigue short form measuring fatigue in
multiple sclerosis (PROMIS-MS-Fat8). A secondary data set that included responses
to 6 of the 8 (PROMIS-MS-Fat6) items was analyzed to evaluate reliability and validity
in advance of potential use in a clinical trial
Methods
N=594 individuals who had MS completed a survey as part of a longitudinal study of
outcomes in MS. Available data included Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) ratings
and self-reported problems with symptoms. Also included were responses to PROMIS Global
Health measure and clinical variables. Ten known groups analyses were conducted to
compare mean PROMIS-MS-Fat6 T-scores of clinically meaningful groups: a) EDSS: <=4.5,
>4.5, b) MS duration: <=5, >5 years, c) PROMIS Global Health, Physical Health, and
Fatigue Values: excellent/very good/good vs fair/poor, d) PROMIS Physical Function
T-Score of <=median score of 39.8 or > 39.8, 5) MS type: Relapsing Remitting (RRMS)
or Progressive (PMS), and e) Spasticity, Imbalance, and f) Bowel/Bladder symptoms:
not at all/a little or somewhat/quite a bit/very much. Reliability was assessed by
calculating the range of scores in the sample for which reliability was ≥ 0.90. Ceiling
and floor effects were defined as endorsing the highest/lowest response to all 6 items.
Results
All known groups analyses were statistically significant (p<.001). Reliability ≥ 0.90
was achieved for 91.3% of the full sample and 98.5% of those with T-scores ≥ 50. Ceiling
effects in the clinical range of scores were minimal.
Conclusions
The results strongly support the validity of PROMIS-MS-Fat6 scores in distinguishing
groups expected to have different levels of fatigue. Especially in the clinical range
of scores (T-scores ≥ 50), reliability was high and floor/ceiling effects were low.
These evaluations should be repeated in a dataset that includes responses to all 8
items of the PROMIS-MS.
Keywords
Clinical Trials, Patient Reported Outcome Measures, Multiple Sclerosis, Psychometrics
O017 First report of patient-reported outcomes in light chain amyloidosis using PROMIS®
in a Prospective Interventional Clinical Trial
Anita D’Souza, MS, Kathryn E Flynn
Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin,
Milwaukee, 53226, WI, USA
Background
Light chain amyloidosis (AL) is a rare blood cancer wherein proteins made by malignant
plasma cells misfold into amyloid fibrils and deposit in the heart, kidneys, nerves,
etc. Patients are often diagnosed late and have high early mortality (30-40%) in the
first year after diagnosis. The current standard-of-care using chemotherapy to eradicate
the malignancy has no effect on pre-formed fibrils. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs)
have not been studied as endpoints in amyloid interventional trials.
Methods
In a phase 2 clinical trial studying doxycycline as an anti-fibril agent in in conjunction
with chemotherapy (clinicaltrials.gov/NCT02207556), the PROMIS Global Health Index
was administered at baseline and monthly intervals during the study period. Patients
were staged using the 2012 staging system.
Results
31 patients were enrolled including 6 localized and 25 systemic AL. Baseline health
was better in localized AL compared to systemic AL (Global Physical Health Score 48.7
vs 42.0; Global Mental Health Score, GMHS 51.3 vs 47.6, respectively). Patients with
advanced disease (stage III/IV) had higher GMHS at baseline compared to patients with
early disease (stage I/II), 49.1 vs 45.9. Five patients with advanced stage AL died
in the first year. In systemic AL, worsening of scores occurred in the first 3-6 months
of treatment compared to baseline, likely related to the concurrent use of chemotherapy
and known lag time before organ improvement. Both groups showed improvements in PROMIS
scores from baseline to end of study.
Conclusions
We report longitudinal PROs of AL patients enrolled on an interventional clinical
trial. The PROMIS Global Health Index discriminated between groups as hypothesized
by stage as well as over time with treatment. Counterintuitively, patients with advanced
AL had higher PROMIS GMHS at diagnosis, which may represent relief at receiving a
diagnosis for systemic symptoms present for a longer period. This finding needs further
exploration.
Keywords
PROMIS Global Health Index, AL amyloidosis
P018 Data Collection Methods in Clinical Setting: A Systematic Review Focusing Time
and Ethical Issues
Walter De Caro 1, Elisabetta Corvo 2
1Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; 2Public Health and Health Promotion, Canterbury
Christ Church, Canterbury, UK
Objective
Nurses are always collecting information (or data) from patients. . Data collected
for practice purposes and for research have several key differences. Data collection
is a process of collecting information from all the relevant sources to find answers
to the research problem, test the hypothesis and evaluate the outcomes.
Methods
A systematic review was performed. We reviewed the literature using PubMed, Scopus
Google Scholar databases. We selected clinical, health and nursing studies that considered
the general population and specific clinical area.
Results
19 studies were eligible for inclusion. Data collection techniques were grouped under
broad approaches: secondary methods of data collection and primary methods of data
collection. At same time we grouped on (1) objective-observation-quantitative (2)
subjective-perception-qualitative and (3) physiological-clinical data. We investigate
also in consistency and quality of data information and methods for time-consuming
reduction and ethical issues.
Conclusions
Results from this review suggest that additional research is needed to understand
valid methods for collection of data. We have necessity of data collected free from
the researchers’ personal biases, beliefs, values, or attitudes.
P019 Psychometric Properties of some Pediatric Item Banks of PROMIS®: Validation in
Depressed and Normal Youths
Inga Dennhag1 , John Chaplin 2,3, Eva Henje Blom1
1Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Science, Umeå University,
Sweden; 2Inst. Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg,
Gothenburg, Sweden; 3Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR),
Sweden
Background
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in adolescents is a serious risk factor for suicide
and future psychiatric co-morbidity. Non-validated, burdensome and inadequate measurement
instruments for depression are still widely used in clinical practice. Previous research
suggests that the pediatric Patient-Report Outcomes Measurement Information System
(PROMIS) has potential to meet the challenges of measurement in an adolescent population
with depression, however, no reference data exists from a Swedish population. The
purpose of this study is to validate and evaluate thirteen pediatric PROMIS item banks
in a population of 12-19 year olds.
Methods
A cross-sectional analysis will be conducted on a non-clinical population of >600
adolescents drawn from junior and high-schools in northern Sweden. PROMIS Item banks
translated into Swedish following the FACIT-trans method and the Swedish review workshop
procedure will be used. The banks measure depression, anxiety, anger, positive affect,
psychological stress, cognitive function, life satisfaction, meaning and purpose,
fatigue, physical activity, pain interference, peer and family relationships.
Results
Ethics approval for the study has been given and data collection will start autumn
2018. We will use differential item functioning (DIF) analysis to evaluate parameter
stability between the Swedish adolescent population and the US population; between
genders and by age; we will also examine residual correlations to evaluate local dependence
among Swedish items to compare against the US. Where possible correlation with other
scales will be undertaken. The approach to the contact with schools and the use of
an informed consent procedure with the parents will be described.
Conclusions
The identification and evaluation of item banks that can be used in a psychiatric
population to measure constructs of health-related quality-of-life is a fundamental
objective of this project. Validated item banks will be used as the foundation for
developing short-form instruments and in the future enabling computerized adaptive
testing.
Keywords
PROMIS, depression, screening, computerized adaptive testing, Differential item functioning
P020 Validation of a method to generate PROMIS®-Preference (PROPr) Scores when PROMIS
cognitive function scores are missing in a population of community cancer patients
Barry Dewitt1, Roxanne E. Jensen 2, Janel Hanmer3
1Department of Engineering & Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh,
PA; 2Leidos Biomedical Research contract, supporting the National Cancer Institute;
3Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA,
USA
Background
The PROMIS-Preference (PROPr) scoring system produces a societal-preference based
summary score from 7 PROMIS domains: Cognitive Function (v2), Depression, Fatigue,
Pain Interference, Physical Function, Sleep Disturbance, and Ability to Participate
in Social Roles and Activities. Many studies using PROMIS to date use a PROMIS Profile,
which does not include cognition function (e.g., the PROMIS-29). Our objective is
to validate a method for estimating PROPr scores without cognitive function scores,
using a dataset of cancer patients.
Methods
The Measuring Your Health Study administered all 7 PROMIS domains used in PROPr in
a community-based sample (n=5506) of patients diagnosed with cancer, including a 6-month
follow-up (n=2968, follow-up rate: 54%). We evaluated a linear regression model for
predicting PROPr scores when cognitive function is missing by estimating the generalization
error for patients at baseline, follow-up, as well as the ability to recover changes
in the PROPr score for those measured at both baseline and follow-up. We evaluated
out-of-sample prediction via root-mean-squared-error (RMSE) and mean error (ME).
Results
The RMSE (ME) for predicting PROPr scores at baseline is 0.056 (-0.013), on PROPr’s
-0.022 to 1 scale. The RMSE (ME) for predicting PROPr scores at follow-up is 0.059
(-0.014). The RMSE (ME) for predicting changes in the PROPr score is 0.060 (-0.0011).
Conclusions
PROPr, a societal preference-based summary score, can be generated for data that are
missing measurements on the cognitive function PROMIS domain, such as datasets that
include the PROMIS-29.
Keywords
PROMIS-Profile, Health Utility, Propr, Cancer
P021 Differentiating Coping Behaviors in Predicting NIH Toolbox Psychological Well-Being
Elizabeth M. Dworak (Knowlton)1, Robert Chapman2, and David M. Condon2
1Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA; 2Department
of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
Background
Existing researched has emphasized how coping strategies effect psychological well-being,
but studies have failed to examine which specific coping behaviors are associated
with high or low psychological well-being. In this study, we investigate the relationship
between NIH Toolbox measures of psychological well-being and endorsement of primary
coping behaviors in a large international internet-based sample. We hypothesized that
greater psychological well-being would be associated with adaptive coping behaviors
and that lower psychological well-being would be associated with maladaptive coping
behaviors.
Methods
Utilizing a large web-based sample, we collected data from (N=26,770), participants
through the data collection platform at SAPA-Project.org. Each participant endorsed
one of nine coping behaviors, responded to subsets of items from two NIH Toolbox scales
of Psychological Well-Being (General Life Satisfaction & Meaning and Purpose). To
test our hypotheses, we analyzed the resulting dataset with tetrachoric and polychoric
correlations between variables and scales.
Results
In testing our main hypothesis, we found that lower psychological well-being was associated
with maladaptive coping behaviors, such that both General Life Satisfaction & Meaning
and Purpose showed a negative or zero association with eating (r=-0.40, r=-0.14),
substance use (r=-0.41, r=-0.57), ignoring stress (r=-0.02, r=-0.17), and distraction
(r=-0.20, r=0.00). Additionally, high psychological well-being was associated with
adaptive coping behaviors such that General Life Satisfaction & Meaning and Purpose
showed a positive association with exercise (r=0.48, r=0.44), meditation/mindfulness
(r=0.51, r=0.51), and spiritual practice (r=0.51, r=0.17).
Conclusions
Psychological well-being is an important construct that is associated with the selection
of one’s primary coping behavior. The utilization of adaptive or maladaptive coping
behaviors can skew one’s self report of General Life Satisfaction & Meaning and Purpose
in life. The interplay between these psychological constructs should be further explored
to elucidate if the association between lower psychological well-being in higher at-risk
demographics can further predict maladaptive coping behaviors.
Keywords
Coping, Psychological Well-Being, Mental Health, Behavior, Coping Behavior, NIH Toolbox,
SAPA (Synthetic Aperture Personality Assessment)
O022 PROMIS® Domains Explain a Large Proportion of Quality of Life in Patients with
Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease
Oladapo Ekundayo1, Nathaniel Edwards1, Aarushi Bansal1, Abeera Ali1, Evan Tang1, Allen
Xu 1, Punithan Thiagalingam1, Marta Novak2, Istvan Mucsi1
1Multi-Organ Transplant Program and Division of Nephrology, University Health Network,
Toronto, Canada; 2Centre for Mental Health, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
Background
Quality of life is a complex construct influenced by sociodemographic, clinical and
psycho-social factors. The Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System
(PROMIS) project has developed generalizable and universal PROMs. There has been little
research to assess the relative contribution of clinical, socio-demographic and PROM
variables to explaining health related quality of life (HRQOL) in advanced chronic
kidney disease (CKD). Here we assess if adding PROMIS® domains will increase the explanatory
power of models predicting HRQOL of patients with advanced CKD
Methods
This cross-sectional cohort study involved patients with advanced CKD (dialysis and
post-transplant) recruited from two hospitals in Toronto. The depression, physical
function, pain, sleep and fatigue domains of the PROMIS-57 questionnaire were completed
electronically. Socio-demographic and clinical variables were collected from medical
records. The EuroQoL (ED-5Q-5L) was used to measure of HRQOL. Linear regression models
were fitted with expanding sets of co-variables to assess the contribution of the
PROMIS domains on predicting HRQOL.
Results
Mean (SD) age of the 339 patients was 56 (17) years with 58% males and 50% Caucasians.
The ED-5Q-5L scores ranged from 0.12 to 0.9. The model that included socio-demographic
variables only (age, gender, ethnicity, marital status, education, income) explained
only 5% of the variance (adjusted R2=0.05). When clinical factors (renal replacement
modality, comorbidities, hemoglobin and albumin levels) were added, the adjusted R2
was 0.17. Adding PROMIS domains (pain, physical function, depression, sleep and fatigue)
increased variance prediction to 63% (Adjusted R2 = 0.63). Predicted values from the
final model showed strong correlation with measured EQ-5D-5L scores (r=0.805, p<0.001).
Conclusions
The PROMIS domains provide important information about HRQOL in patients with advanced
CKD . Further research is needed to assess if the PROMIS domains predict additional
outcomes (eg. mortality) above and beyond clinical and socio-demographic variables.
Keywords
PROMIS; quality of life; chronic kidney disease
P023 A Cross-Sectional Follow-Up Study of a Two-Historical Childhood Bacterial Meningitis
Cohorts on Long-Term Outcome
O El Tahir1,2, RCJ de Jonge3, S Ouburg2, SA Morre2,4, AM van Furth1
1Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, VU University medical center, Amsterdam,
The Netherlands; 2Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Laboratory
of Immunogenetics VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 3Department
of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, VU University medical center, Amsterdam, The
Netherlands, 4Department of Genetica and Cell Biology, Institute for Public Health
Genomics (IPHG), Research School GROW (School for Oncology & Developmental Biology),
Faculty of Health, Medicine & Life Sciences, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands
Background
This follow-up study aims to provide more insight into quality of life childhood bacterial
meningitis (BM) could have in later life. BM is a serious, life-threatening infectious
disease of the central nervous system (CNS) that often occurs in young children. Approximately
one-fifth of the children who survive BM are left with sequelae. Considering sequelae,
it is largely unknown whether these sequelae persist in adolescence and adulthood.
Methods
Adolescents and young adults (n = 947) are invited to determine health- related quality
of life using PROMIS Global Health 10, PROMIS-29 Profile and PROMIS Satisfaction 2.0
questionnaires. Participants of the present study originally belong to two historical
cohorts of childhood BM survivors selected in 1999 and 2005. All participants consented
on approach during follow-up studies. As most of the questionnaires are validated
the results will be compared to norm data by one-sample t-tests.
Results
Data of 464 survivors were analyzed. Mean age of the sample was 25.3 years (range
18.0-32.0). Survivors scored significantly lower on all PROMIS-29 Profile scales and
the PROMIS Satisfaction 2.0 questionnaire.
Conclusions
BM during childhood seriously impacts quality of life during adolescence and adulthood.
Keywords
Bacterial meningitis, quality of life, PROMIS, children
O024 Identifying Foot and Ankle Patients at Risk to Fall Based on Patient Reported
Outcome Assessments
Kathleen Fear1, Jack Teitel1, Christopher Dasilva1, Allison McIntyre1, Jeff Houck2,
David Mitten1, Judith Baumhauer1
1 University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester NY; 2 George Fox University, Newberg
OR, USA
Background
Each year approximately 30-40% of people over the age of 65 fall. Approximately one
half of these falls result in an injury with the estimated annual direct medical costs
of $30 billion. Identifying patients at risk to fall and implementing a prevention
plan would help patients and save cost to the healthcare system.
Methods
Prospective PROMIS CAT physical function, pain interference, depression, fall risk
assessment questions and patient demographics were collected for all patients at each
clinic visit from an academic orthopaedic multi-specialty practice between January
2015 and November 2017. Standardized yes/no validated self-reported fall risk questions
include: “Have you fallen in the last year?” and “Do you feel you are at risk of falling?”
Histograms, t-tests, confidence intervals and effect size were used to determine the
fall risk “YES” patients were different than the “NO” for ALL orthopaedic patients
and specifically foot and ankle patients. Logistic Regression was used to determine
if age, gender, height, weight, and PROMIS scales predicted self-reported falls risk.
Results
94,761 orthopaedic patients comprising 315,273 visits (44% male, mean age 53.7+/-17
years) and 13,720 foot/ankle patients comprising 33,480 visits (37% male, mean age
52.7+/-16.1 years) had complete data for analysis. Although all PROMIS scores demonstrated
significant impairment between patients at risk designation (yes/no), PROMIS PF had
the largest effect size for ALL Ortho and FOOT AND ANKLE patients (0.8 and 0.7 respectively).
Patients who are at risk to fall have PROMIS PF t-scores >1.5 lower than the United
States normative population while the patients not at risk are less <1 SD. In the
adjusted regression models gender and PROMIS PF had the largest coefficients.
Conclusions
PROMIS PF t-scores of <35 can be linked to self-reported fall risk.
Keywords
Fall Risk, PROMIS, Patient-Reported Outcomes
O025 Validation of Dutch-Flemish PROMIS® Computerized Adaptive Tests for Depression
and Anxiety
Gerard Flensa, Niels Smitsb, Caroline Terweec, Philip Spinhovend, Edwin de Beursa
a Foundation for Benchmarking Mental Health Care, Bilthoven, The Netherlands; b Research
Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
c Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The EMGO Institute for Health and
Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; d Department
of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, The Netherlands
Objective
Many instruments that are used in mental health care are either inefficient and precise
or efficient and imprecise, as they are based on classical test theory. To overcome
this problem (among others), the Unites States PROMIS initiative has developed a set
of instruments based on item response theory (IRT), using computerized adaptive testing
(CAT). In the Netherlands, Dutch-Flemish CATs are validated using the PROMIS adult
V1.0 item banks for Depression and Anxiety. The validation aspects concern both single
measures and longitudinal measures, as well as comparisons of both groups and individuals.
Methods
First, cross-sectional data of the full item banks (N = 2010) was psychometrically
evaluated using IRT (i.e., the Graded Response model; GRM) and Structural Equation
Modelling (SEM). Second, data of the full item banks became recently available to
evaluate longitudinal measurement invariance of the item banks using SEM (N = 500).
Third, data is being collected to evaluate responsiveness of the CATs.
Results
The evaluation for cross-sectional use indicates excellent psychometric properties
of the item banks. Furthermore, both item banks showed efficient and highly precise
measurement applying a CAT simulation, and a similar accuracy between this CAT simulation
and the full item bank administration. For the two studies concerning longitudinal
measurement, we will present (preliminary) findings.
Conclusions
PROMIS offers assessment of patient-reported mental health - with an internationally
applicable assessment battery - that is more efficient and precise than existing PROMs.
Regarding measurement invariance and responsiveness, results may show that the Dutch-Flemish
CATs are also superior to existing PROMs.
Keywords
Anxiety, Depression, Psychometric Properties, Computerized Adaptive Testing
P026 Validating Machine Learning Prediction of Minimally Clinically Important Changes
in PROMs After Total Joint Arthroplasty
Mark Alan Fontana1,2, Douglas E. Padgett 1, Catherine H. MacLean1
1Center for the Advancement of Value in Musculoskeletal Care, Hospital for Special
Surgery, New York, NY, USA; 2Department of Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell
Medical College, Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
Background
Identifying patients at risk of not achieving minimally clinically important changes
(MCICs) in PROMs after total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is important for better allocating
resources toward monitoring patients and may aid in decision support. However, the
ability of such predictive models to work across different PROMs, data sources, and
time horizons is unknown.
Methods
We applied a machine learning (ML) algorithm, logistic LASSO, to hip and knee registry
data from a high-volume facility to predict 2-year MCICs in SF-36 physical (PCSs)
and mental component scores (MCSs). We derived models that incrementally incorporated
information available: (1) before the decision to have surgery, (2) before surgery,
(3) before discharge, and (4) after discharge. We evaluated performance with area
under the receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) statistics using a hold-out sample
of registry patients not used in model creation. We further tested whether these models
could predict 6-month MCICs in PROMIS-10 PCSs and MCSs in a validation sample from
our EMR.
Results
12,203 registry patients had valid baseline and 2-year scores. AUROCs for predicting
2-year SF-36 PCS MCICs at the four time points were: 0.67, 0.74, 0.74, and 0.75. For
MCS MCICs these were: 0.54, 0.88, 0.88, and 0.88. The EMR validation sample included
1,087 patients. Reusing the registry models, AUROCs for predicting patients’ 6-month
PROMIS-10 PCS MCICs at the four time points were: 0.56, 0.63, 0.63, and 0.65. For
MCS MCICs these were: 0.50, 0.78, 0.78, and 0.79.
Conclusions
ML algorithms applied to registry data can predict 2-year post-surgical SF-36 PCS
and MCS MCICs. Applying these models to EMR data to predict 6-month PROMIS-10 MCICs
retains some, but not all, of their predictive power. Across PROMs, data sources,
and time horizons, information available before surgery, namely baseline PROMs, yielded
the largest gain in predictive power; including available post-surgical information
yielded negligible improvement.
Keywords
Machine Learning, Prediction, Proms, Minimally Clinically Important Change, MCIC,
Total Joint Replacement, Total Joint Arthroplasty, Hip, Knee, Robustness, Validation,
AUROC
O027 Validity and Clinically Important Differences on the PROMIS® Physical Function
Short Form in Parkinson Disease
Ann L. Gruber-Baldini1, Erik Barr1, Lisa M. Shulman2
1Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine,
USA; 2Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA
Background
The goal was to examine the validity and clinically important differences on the PROMIS-Physical
Function (PROMIS-PF) in Parkinson Disease (PD) patients.
Methods
Cross-sectional and one-year (12+/- 6 months) longitudinal data were collected on
subjects from the University of Maryland PD Center research database. Questionnaires
completed by PD patients included PROMIS-PF(Short Form 4a), Older Americans Resource
and Services Activities of Daily Living (OARS ADLs), and falls in last two weeks.
Physicians completed Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) total and motor,
Schwab and England (S&E) ADL scale, and Hoehn and Yahr (HY) stage. Correlations and
tests of Clinically Important Differences derived from distribution-based (per standard
deviation) and anchor-based (per meaningful cutpoints on other scales) approaches
were examined.
Results
Data were available from 849 cross-sectional and 422 longitudinal patients. Patients
were predominantly male (63%), white (90%), nonfallers (72.1%), an average age 67.7±9.8,
Montreal Cognitive Assessment 24.4±4.8, PD duration 7.7±6.5 years, HY 2.8±1.1, UPDRS
total 36.7±18.2, UPDRS motor 24.3±11.3, S&E 79.7±14.9, OARS ADL 21.4±9.3 and PROMIS-PF
45.3±9.8.
PROMIS-PF was significantly (p<.001) correlated with OARS (r=-0.82), S&E (r=0.65),
UPDRS total (r=-0.62), and motor (r=-0.53) cross-sectionally, but changes over time
correlated less: S&E r=0.21, p=.001; UPDRS total r=-0.17, p=.006; motor r=-0.15, p=.001;
OARS r=0.01, p=.94.
A minimally important difference of 3 t-score units on PROMIS-PF corresponded cross-sectionally
with differences across every HY stage and between fallers and nonfallers, and longitudinally
with clinically meaningful declines on UPDRS total and motor scales. Differences over
time among improvers on UPDRS were smaller than for decliners.
Conclusions
In a sample of PD patients, the PROMIS-PF had good concurrent validity in that it
correlated well with other patient- and physician-rated scales cross-sectionally and
longitudinally. A difference or change of 3 t-score units was able to distinguish
between most clinically meaningful groups, especially with regard to decline or worse
functioning.
Keywords
PROMIS Physical Functioning, Parkinson Disease, Validity, Clinically Meaningful Difference,
Activities Of Daily Living
P028 Implementing and Integrating Patient Reported Outcomes Data Capture in an Academic
Medical Center Setting
Jason Guattery2, MS, Amanda Spraggs-Hughes1, MA, Ryan P. Calfee1
1Washington University in St. Louis, USA; 2University of Pittsburgh, USA
Background
The primary aim was to develop department-wide electronic data capture (EDC) of Patient
Reported Outcome (PRO) measures at all ambulatory Orthopaedic clinical visits through
a custom developed web-based application (WUPRO) that was minimally disruptive to
existing clinical workflows. Secondary aims included the further integration of WUPRO
with existing information technologies to support clinical and research applications
reliant on PRO data.
Methods
A project manager and clinical administration developed a minimally invasive workflow
for EDC. A cross-sectional team was brought together to review and help address identified
barriers to implementation throughout the process.
Technical development worked with an iterative approach that built, refined, and customized
functionality throughout the implementation process. Daily meetings were used to address
barriers and refine potential technical solutions.
Successful implementation was measured through the use of administrative reports.
Amongst data reports, capture rate and completion rate were the primary markers for
success.
Results
Implementation of PRO data capture via WUPRO was successfully achieved over a period
of six months (6/22/15 – 12/16/15). Department-wide capture rate at the conclusion
of the implementation pilot was 99% and the completion rate was 99%. The patient population
was generally accepting of the EDC system, with our patient population refusing to
complete the assessments at 1.4% of visits. Two years after the initial pilot the
department has maintained a capture rate of 99% and a completion rate of 95%. The
refusal rate at visits is 1.2%.
Conclusions
Our implementation success was dependent on multiple factors including buy-in across
all levels of the department, development of a flexible EDC system, and a collection
process with a minimal footprint. Multidisciplinary meetings to go over implementation
concerns as well as regular monitoring of staff performance provided support and allowed
the implementation group to identify and address issues before they became significant
barriers to data collection.
Keywords
PROMIS, Patient Reported Outcomes, Orthopaedic Surgery
P029 Lessons Learned and Future Directions for Patient Reported Outcome Usage at an
Academic Medical Center
Jason Guattery2, Amanda Spraggs-Hughes1, Ryan P. Calfee1
1Washington University in St. Louis, USA; 2University of Pittsburgh, USA
Objective
To describe the lessons learned from the implementation and early use of PRO data
collection in the orthopaedic surgery department of an academic medical center.
Methods
The orthopaedic surgery department served as the pilot department for outpatient PRO
collection. The implementation team introduced PRO data collection at 7 different
clinical sites and each new launch allowed the team to refine technical and logistical
procedures. Major technical obstacles were identified addressed by the implementation
team prior to launch and minor obstacles were largely eliminated by the time full-scale
departmental delivery of PRO assessments had begun. The implementation team, alongside
appropriate clinical stakeholders, addressed any unforeseen issues that arose. Lessons
learned were applied to future implementation sites.
Results
Provider and patient adoption of PRO data collection were among the most difficult
hurdles to overcome for our department. Feedback received from clinical faculty and
staff suggest that enhanced educational offerings would assist in preparing for implementation.
Our patient populations provided feedback on specific modules (depression, anxiety)
that indicated a lack of understanding how mental health impacts clinical healing.
Conclusions
Adoption of PRO assessment collection at our institution required significant support,
both among our institutional executive committee and department level leadership.
Despite this support, the major findings from our institutional pilots suggest that
even more robust education for physicians, clinical support staff, and patients prior
to implementation of PRO data collection is necessary in order to ensure smoother
adoption. Technical hurdles offer another area of improvement, yet will vary by institution
based on systems already in place and available resources.
Our institution is in the process of deploying PRO collection in additional departments
throughout the medical center. Critical lessons learned in the orthopaedic department
were integral to honing the process of implementation and will assist future practitioners
utilizing PRO data at our institution.
Keywords
PROMIS, patient reported outcomes, orthopaedic surgery
P030 Cross-Cultural And Construct Validity of the Dutch-Flemish PROMIS® Upper-Extremity
Item Bank v2.0
Erik-Jan A. Haan1,2,5, Caroline B. Terwee2, Marieke F. van Wier 3, Derek F.P. van
Deurzen3, Nienke W. Willigenburg 3, Martijn F. Pisters1, Aaron J. Kaat 4, Leo D. Roorda
5
1Physical Therapy Sciences, Program in Clinical Health Sciences, University Medical
Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; 2Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics,
Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc, Amsterdam,
The Netherlands; 3Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Joint Research, OLVG, Amsterdam,
The Netherlands; 4Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine,
Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA; 5Amsterdam Rehabilitation Research
Center | Reade, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Background
The aim of this study was to examine the cross-cultural and construct validity of
the Dutch-Flemish PROMIS® Upper-extremity (UE) item bank v2.0 in a Dutch population
of patients with musculoskeletal upper-extremity disorders.
Methods
Four PROMIS v2.0 physical function items, measuring upper-extremity function, were
translated into Dutch-Flemish. These items were combined with 42 already translated
items, to develop the 46-item Dutch-Flemish PROMIS UE item bank v2.0. To examine validity,
a cross-sectional design was used. Two hundred five patients referred to the Orthopedic
Department of a general hospital in The Netherlands, aged 18 years or older, with
musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremity, were included between February and
May 2018. Participants filled in a questionnaire with demographic and clinical characteristics,
the Dutch-Flemish PROMIS UE item bank v2.0, and four legacy instruments. For cross
cultural validity, Differential Item Functioning (DIF) was evaluated for language.
For construct validity, a-priory hypotheses were tested for correlations with the
legacy instruments. DIF was evaluated by ordinal logistic regression models. When
items were flagged as potential DIF for language items, the impact of DIF was examined
by plotting item characteristic curves and test characteristic curves. Correlations
were quantified by Pearson’s or Spearman’s correlation coefficient.
Results
Eight items showed minimal DIF for language which resulted in sufficient cross-cultural
validity. The Dutch-Flemish PROMIS UE item bank had a moderate correlation with the
Dutch-Flemish PROMIS Pain Intensity item (r = -0.43) and strong correlations with
the Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire (r = -0.87), the Functional
Index of Hand OsteoArthritis (r = -0.86) and the Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire
(r = 0.81), all correlations were as hypothesized.
Conclusions
The Dutch-Flemish PROMIS UE item bank v2.0 has sufficient cross-cultural validity
and construct validity.
Keywords
Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System, PROMIS, Upper-extremity,
Validation
O031 Cross-Sectional Validity of the PROMIS®-Preference (PROPr) Score for Population
Health Measurement
Janel Hanmer1, Mark Roberts2, Paul Pilkonis 3
1Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA;
2Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School
of Public Health, Pittsburgh, USA; 3Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh,
Pittsburgh, USA
Objective
To evaluate if the PROPr score is associated with social determinants of health.
Methods
Respondents were from a US general population panel ages 18 and older maintained by
NORC. Respondents could complete the survey online or by phone, in English or Spanish. The
survey included the 7 PROMIS domains necessary to calculate PROPr (Cognitive Function—Abilities,
Depression, Fatigue, Pain Interference, Physical Function, Ability to Participate
in Social Roles and Activities, and Sleep Disturbance), 12 self-reported health conditions,
and self-reported social determinants of health. Household location was linked to
census tract data. A condition or social determinant impact estimate was created using
ordinary least squares regression in which PROPr was regressed on age, gender, and the
health condition or social determinant. Analyses were weighted to be nationally representative.
Results
There were 4142 completed surveys. PROPr scores (n=4114) ranged from -0.02 to 1.0
with a mean of 0.49. For all 12 health conditions, the age- and gender-adjusted PROPr
scores were statistically significantly lower for those who reported the condition
compared to those who did not report the condition. The smallest impact was for -0.04 cancer
(p<0.01) and the largest impact was -0.23 for emphysema (p<0.0001). Many self-reported
social determinants of health were also associated with PROPr scores. For example,
there were statistically significant estimates for those who were uninsured (-0.04, p<0.01),
food insecure (-0.21, p<0.0001), or reported little social support (-0.13, p<0.0001). Some
census tract level variables were also associated with PROPr scores: being in a tract
with the highest quartile of poverty (-0.04, p<0.0001), highest use of food stamps
(-0.06, p<0.0001), or highest unemployment rate (-0.06, p=0.002).
Conclusions
The PROPr score is associated with both chronic health conditions and social determinants
of health. These results provide cross-sectional validity for the use of the PROPr
score for population health measurement.
Keywords
PROMIS, Health Utility, Propr, Validation, US General Population
P032 A Protocol for the Validation of the Swedish Version of the PROMIS® Global Health
(GH) Scales in Adults and Children
Linda Holmström1, Rikard Wicksell1, Elisabeth Ström1, Evalill Nilsson2, John Eric
Chaplin3,4
1 Behaviour Medicine, Medical Psychology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm,
Sweden; 2 Linköping University, Dept. of Social Sciences, Department of Medicine and
Health, Linköping University; 3 Inst. Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at the
University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; 4 Swedish Association of Local Authorities
and Regions (SALAR), Sweden
Background
To outline a protocol for the validation of the Swedish versions of the PROMIS global
health scales and initiate the implementation of the scales in multiple clinical environments.
Methods
Adults and children and parents attending the Karolinska hospital together with a
school-based sample of ‘healthy normal’ children will use an electronic data collection
system to complete the GH-10 + EQ5D and the GH-9 + EQ5DY. Demographic and clinical
data will be collected by an electronic records system (Take Care). Analyses will
include the internal consistency and factor analysis. Reliability following a two-week
test-retest procedure will be assessed. A differential function analysis will investigate
if the items show signs of interaction with sample characteristics. Discriminant ability
will be evaluated via known groups’ analysis and responsiveness via before and after
treatment evaluation.
Results
It is planned that a sample of 500 adults and 500 children/parents will be surveyed
starting in 2019. The results of the study will indicate the statistical validity
of the instruments and their clinical value in routine care. It is anticipated that
the study will be able to identify different response patterns across diagnoses, gender,
and age that will assist in the treatment process.
Conclusions
Before implementing the global health scales satisfactory statistical characteristics
must be demonstrated; and they must be shown to be acceptable by both adults and children.
Responsive to changes in condition and treatment change will be an important factor
in the acceptance of the instrument for clinical routine use. However, it is vital
that a methodology is identified for the implementation of the instruments within
the clinical setting so that the results are used in routine clinical judgement. Key
clinical sites within the hospital able to demonstrate clinical use will be targeted
for the validation study thus encouraging hospital wide implementation.
Keywords
PROMIS, Generic measures, adults, children, global health
P033 Influence of Socioeconomic Factors and Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information
System on Patient Acceptable Symptom State (PASS)
Jeff Houck1,2, Kiah Mayo2, Chris Dasilva2, Judy Baumahuer2
1George Fox University, Newberg, OR; 2University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Background
To evaluate the relative contributions of socioeconomic variables (age, gender, income,
and race) and Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) health
domains (physical Function (PF), pain interference (PI), and depression (Dep) on predicting
patient acceptable symptom state (PASS) in patients with foot and ankle problems.
Methods
From a large data base 5499 unique patients with complete PASS and PROMIS data were
identified. A total of 30.2% of patients attending a foot and ankle orthopedic service
on the first available visit identified as PASS yes. Geocoding was used to estimate
median income based on the 2010 US census. The sample average age was 52.3±16.4. The
proportion of females was 63.6%; race was 85.9% White, 10.3% Black, and 1.9% were
Asian and 2.9% other. Median income categories varied from Federal Poverty level(FPL)
(<$24,999) to Upper Middle Class or higher (UMCOH) (>100K). PROMIS variables were
converted to dichotomous variables using receiver operator curve analysis (PF>42,
PI<56.2, Dep<47.8). Logistic regression models were explored to determine odds ratios
(OR) for the best model to predict PASS.
Results
The highest OR was for PROMIS PI (4.02 95% confidence interval (CI) 3.45-4.67). The
PROMIS Dep scale was also significant (1.31 95% CI 1.14-1.50), however, PROMIS PF
was not significant (p=0.13). Income (0.88 95% CI 0.83-0.93) and race (1.15 95%CI
1.03-1.27) were also significant while gender (p=0.28) and age(p=0.17) were not.
Conclusions
The strongest predictor of PASS across variables was pain interference. While several
other variables were also independent predictors of PASS, and significant, their OR
were relatively close to 1, suggesting low clinical significance. Clinicians should
consider PROMIS PI and Dep as better indicators of PASS than socioeconomic variables.
Keywords
Socioeconomic, patient acceptable symptom state, PROMIS
P034 PROMIS® Scales are Predictive of Patient Acceptable Symptom State in Primary
Care
Jeff Houck1, Dan Kang1, Tyler Cuddeford1, Sara Rahkola2
1George Fox University, Newberg, OR Primary Medical Group, USA; 2Providence Health
Systems, Newberg, OR, USA
Background
To assess the ability of PROMIS health domains (physical function (PF), pain interference
(PI), self-efficacy of symptom management (SE) and activity limitations (SEAD)) to
determine patients that are at an acceptable symptom and activity level (PASS).
Methods
From Dec 2016 to Aug 2017 102 patients were called 1-7 days after their primary care
visit for a musculoskeletal problem. All patients were administered PROMIS scales
and PASS. The sample was 59.8% female, 49% were PASS Yes, and 47.5% were spine related
problems. The average age was 54(17). Patients reported average PF of 44(8.1), PI
of 59.2 (7.7), SE of 46.5(7.5) and SEAD 46(6.7). From receiver operator curves(ROC)
the area under the curve(AUC) were calculated to indicate accuracy of predicting PASS.
Subsequently, using thresholds (95%, 90%, 80% sensitivity/specificity) from the ROC
analysis PROMIS scales were converted to binary variables to enter into a logistic
regression to determine if a clinical decision rule for predicting PASS was useful
(accuracy of determining PASS 70% or higher).
Results
The AUC for PROMIS domains were between 0.73-0.78 [PF=0.77(0.05), PI=0.78(0.05), SE=0.75(0.05),
SEADL=0.73 (0.05)] suggesting greater than reasonable accuracy. All univariate correlations
among PF, PI, SE, and SEAD were significant (r values ranged from 0.59-0.73). The
best logistic regression models consistently retained PF and SE (accuracy for classifying
PASS=70.3%) or PI and SE (accuracy for classifying PASS=72.3%) as independent predictors
of PASS. Age and gender were not significant predictors.
Conclusions
A clinical decision rule using thresholds for PROMIS PI and SE scales is able to improve
prediction of PASS for widely varying patients with musculoskeletal problems attending
primary care with an accuracy of 72.3%. This data affirms that PASS status is influenced
independently by self-efficacy, suggesting patient confidence in their ability to
manage symptoms is equally as important as physical function and pain for patient
recovery. Background:
Keywords
PROMIS, Physical Function, Pain Interference, Self-Efficacy, Patient Acceptable Symptom
State
P035 MCID Values of the PROMIS® PF and PI in Orthopaedics
Man Hung, Maren Voss, Shirley Hon, Jerry Bounsanga, Judith Baumhauer, Darrel Brodke,
Richard Kendall, Nikolas Katzmers, Andrew Tyser, Charles Saltzman
University of Utah Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Operations, USA
Background
The minimal clinically important difference (MCID) is an important element of patient-reported
outcome interpretation and it refers to the level of change that is considered meaningful
from a patient or provider perspective. As yet there is little agreement on the best
method for determining MCID. There is some evidence that condition type or disease
severity does not greatly influence MCID levels. We applied comprehensive approaches
to MCID estimation at multiple follow-up periods for sub-specialties of orthopaedics
in foot, hand, and spine to determine various MCID values for the Patient-Reported
Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Physical Function (PF) and PROMIS
Pain Interference (PI).
Methods
Consecutive patients aged 18 and older visiting a university orthopaedic center completed
the PROMIS PF and PROMIS PI at first clinic visit and at follow-up visits. We estimated
MCIDs using two distribution-based methods and two anchor-based methods at four follow-up
periods. Patients were grouped based on level of change as indicated by a global rating
of change measure used as the anchor question.
Results
The majority of MCID values from the different methods and follow-up points for the
PROMIS PF ranged from 2-16 points in hand patients, 3-25 points in foot patients,
and 3-20 points in spine patients. For majority of the PROMIS PI MCIDs ranged from
2-17 points for hand, 3-21 points for foot, and 1-21 for spine.
Conclusions
The smallest MCID values for each measure and specialty were obtained using 1/3 SD
and ROC methods, and were all in the 2-3 point range regardless of orthopaedic specialty
or follow-up time. The upper end of the MCID range showed more variability by specialty
and patient type. MCID values at a mid-level of precision or lower are not likely
to be impacted greatly by orthopaedic specialty, allowing similar MCID values to be
applied across orthopaedic practice.
Keywords
Minimum Clinically Important Difference (MCID), Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO), PROMIS,
Orthopaedic, Physical Function, Pain
O036 Crosswalks of the PROMIS PF and Legacy Scales Across Orthopaedic Sub-Specialties
Man Hung, Shirley Hon, Maren Voss, Jerry Bounsanga, Judith Baumhauer, Darrel Brodke,
Richard Kendall, Andrew Tyser, Nikolas Katzmers, Charles Saltzman
University of Utah, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Operations, USA
Objective
There are a number of joint or condition specific patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures
used in orthopaedics. These PRO measures may be preferred for their ability to offer
a brief and targeted assessment of the clinical area of interest. With the development
of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Physical
Function (PF) instrument and Computerized Adaptive Test (CAT) administration, it is
possible to have a single instrument that can address the general needs of sub-specialties
without a loss of precision and without added patient burden. The purpose of this
study was to provide a crosswalk between the PROMIS PF and other commonly used PRO
metrics in orthopaedics.
Methods
PRO instruments were delivered electronically to consecutive patients seeking care
at an academic orthopaedic center between 2014 and 2017 at time of each visit as part
of standard patient care. Linking was performed using graded-response IRT model and
was used to transform the sub-specialty specific instrument scores into the PROMIS
PF metric and to provide score conversion between these instruments.
Results
The PROMIS PF was correlated with the Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM) Activities
of Daily Living (AD) subscale, the quick version of the Disabilities of the Hand and
Shoulder (qDASH), and the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI).The measures were sufficiently
uni-dimensional for IRT co-calibration. Crosswalk tables and mapping had been constructed
to display the score linkage.
Conclusions
The development of crosswalks across new and previously used instruments encourages
standardization of measurement, allowing the use of PROMIS CAT administration in future
testing without a loss of data from previous patient testing. These crosswalks allow
clinicians and patients, as well as researchers and administrators, the ability to
interpret and understand the relationships between test scores and the ability to
compare results from different studies.
Keywords
Crosswalk, Score Comparisons, Physical Function, PROMIS, FAAM, Qdash, ODI
P037 Do PROMIS Physical Function Items Scale to Discriminate Level of Difficulty for
Specific Mobility Tasks?
Ryan Jacobson1, Michael Bass3, Judith F. Baumhauer2, Jeff Houck1
1George Fox University, Newberg, OR, USA; 2University of Rochester, Rochester, NY,
USA; 3Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
Background
To evaluate the ability of specific Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information
System (PROMIS) Physical Function (PF) items to discriminate levels of difficuly for
four fundamental mobility tasks—sit-to-stand, bending, walking and stair climbing.
Methods
PROMIS PF 2.0 item model parameters were obtained. A subset of 33 items aligned with
one of four International Classification of Functioning (ICF) mobility codes—Sitting
(d4103), Bending (d4105), Walking (d450) or Climbing (d4551). Three items were selected
for each code as best corresponding with one fundamental mobility task, while also
scaling in increasing difficulty across a maximized range of T-scores. Selection was
iterative, aligning model parameters for potential item triads with T-score ranges.
A stacked column chart was generated to visualize scaling of item triads for clinical
interpretation.
Results
Stair climbing scaled best, discriminating increasing difficulty ratings across three
selected items for a T-score range of 35-53. The most difficult stair item had a “No
Difficulty” rating threshold at a T-score of 61.5. Walking discriminated for a range
of 35-48 (“No Difficulty” threshold 52.8). Bending discriminated for ranges 27-33
and 38-49 (“No Difficulty” threshold 57.7). For sit-to-stand, PF items were unable
to discriminate increasing difficulty. Broadening ICF coding to Changing Body Position
(d410) allowed selection of three PF transferring items (bed-to-chair, stand from
armless chair, squat then stand) that discriminated well for a T-score range of 22-42
(“No Difficulty” threshold 49.8).
Conclusions
Four item triads from the PROMIS PF item bank best discriminated difficulty in four
highly relevant fundamental mobility tasks. Available PROMIS PF sit-to-stand items
scaled poorly, limiting linkage between T-score and patient improvement in this important
mobility task. “No Difficulty” thresholds fell below the average US population T-score
of 50 only for transferring. Clinicians may use scaling of these item triads to make
direct connections between improvements in patient T-score and physical abilities.
Keywords
PROMIS, T-Score, Physical Function, Physical Therapy, Mobility
P038 Are PROMIS Scales Useful for Determining Success After Collaborative Physical
Therapy/Primary Care Treatment?
Ryan Jacobson, Dan Kang, Tyler Cuddeford, Jeff Houck
George Fox University, Newberg, OR, USA
Background
To assess the ability of PROMIS health domains [physical function (PF), pain interference
(PI), self-efficacy of symptom management (SESM) and daily activities (SEDA)] to determine
if patients with musculoskeletal (MS) problems consider their treatment a success
after a PT/MD primary care intervention.
Methods
From March 2017 to September 2017, 88 patients were called 45-60 days after their
primary care visit for a MS problem. A total of 63% were female, 41.3% had spine problems,
and body mass index averaged 31.0(7.2) kg/m2. All patients were administered PROMIS
scales and a Success question. The validated Success question asked patients to judge
their outcome as “Not Helped” [NH] (n=23), “Improved” [Imp] (n=42), or “Partly Cured”
or “Cured” [PCoC] (n=27). One way ANOVA models tested the association of PROMIS scores
with Success responses (NH, Imp, PCoC). Receiver operator curves (ROC) were used to
calculate the area under the curve (AUC) for determining patients that were “Not Helped”.
Thresholds using 80% specificity were determined for patients “Not Helped”.
Results
PROMIS PI(p<0.01), SESM(p<0.01), and SEDA(p=0.017) showed significant differences
between Success responses for each category. However, PF was not significant (p=0.08).
Both PROMIS PI(11.7, p<0.01) and SE(7.7, p<0.01) showed the largest differences between
patients considered NH and PCoC with less distinct differences between NH and Imp
categories for PI(6.5, P<0.01) and SESM(4.6, p=0.02). The AUC for PROMIS PF, PI, SESM,
and SEDA were the highest for identifying patients NH, ranging from 0.66-0.76. The
PROMIS thresholds were PF 41.0, PI 61.0, SESM 42.0 and SEDA 42.7.
Conclusions
PROMIS scales were successful at discriminating patients’ judgement of Success after
primary care treatment for musculoskeletal problems. The key predictors of patients
“Not Helped” were PROMIS PI and SESM. The thresholds suggest benchmarks clinicians
may use to judge when patients are likely not responsive to primary care MS treatment.
Keywords
PROMIS, Primary Care, Physical Therapy, Musculoskeletal, Multidimensional Assessment
O039 The Impact of Lumbar Discectomy on Patient-Reported Outcomes: A Matched Cohort
Study
David S. Jevotovsky, Caroline P. Thirukumaran, Paul T. Rubery
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester NY, USA
Objective
When allocating a fixed amount of healthcare dollars, identifying the improvement
surgery would provide is critical. Back pain patients are often thought to benefit
less from surgery than other musculoskeletal patients as that they are more depressed,
have less function and more pain. To evaluate the impact of lumbar discectomy (DSC)
on patient-reported mood, function, and pain scores by comparing them to a matched
cohort of patients undergoing arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
(ACLR).
Methods
Patients who underwent DSC or ACLR were retrospectively identified. PROMIS domains
(PF, PI, Dep), patient demographics, and other encounter details were extracted. Primary
outcomes (i) pre-operative PROMIS domain scores and (ii) scores at a minimum of 40
days post-operatively for DSC patients and 133 days post-operatively for ACLR patients,
and (iii) the change in scores with surgery. Propensity score matching identified
age-, sex-, race-, and comorbidity-matched groups from each cohort. Chi-square tests
and non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis tests compared the distribution of outcomes and
characteristics. Multivariate linear regression models with interactions between the
matched cohort and operative phase estimated the change in the outcomes scores between
the two cohorts.
Results
144 patients at a single academic medical center who underwent lumbar discectomy (n=88)
or ACL reconstruction surgery (n=56) from February 2015 to July 2017 were identified.
Age, gender, race, and Elixhauser co-morbidity index were similar between the matched
cohorts (p>0.05). As compared to the ACLR cohort, the DSC cohort had lower adjusted
post-operative PROM-PF scores (43.34 vs. 48.32) and higher adjusted post-operative
PROMIS-PI (55.38 vs. 48.32) and PROMIS-D scores (46.2 vs. 39.2), indicating inferior
outcomes. However, with respect to pre-operative scores, DSC patients experienced
significantly greater improvement in PROMIS-PF (Adjusted estimate of interaction term:
3.35, 95% CI: 0.13 to 6.57, p=0.042). DSC patients experienced greater decline in
PROMIS-PI (Adjusted estimate: --5.90, 95%CI: -9.14 to -2.66, p<0.001) and PROMIS-D
scores (Adjusted estimate: -4.16, 95% CI: -7.60 to -0.72, p=0.018) with surgery.
Conclusions
DSC patients receive a larger benefit from surgery despite worse post-operative PROMIS
scores and greater improvement than ACLR patients.
Keywords
PROMIS; Discectomy; Outcomes; Healthcare Value
P040 A Simulation Study of DIF Detection Procedures
Aaron J Kaat, Benjamin D Schalet
Northwestern University Department of Medical Social Sciences, USA
Background
The PROMIS standard for differential item functioning (DIF) has been hybrid logistic
ordinal regression (i.e. lordif). However, several PROMIS banks have used other DIF
procedures. It is common that different methods flag different items, without knowing
which is correct. A simulation study allows direct evaluation of these procedures.
Methods
DIF was simulated under 14 different conditions in two hypothetical populations (28
simulations) for a 20-item fixed length test. DIF was simulated on 20% of items, varying
type of DIF and focal population distribution differences with similar DIF-magnitude
as previous studies (e.g. Woods, 2009). Items were flagged using five different methods.
Errors (both over- and under-identification) were tracked, and generating theta score
recovery was evaluated to gauge the impact of DIF on an individual’s score.
Results
The Wald and lordif chi-square tests were most likely to correctly identify DIF items,
but also over-identified non-DIF items. For the other methods, non-uniform DIF was
rarely detected. Both lordif pseudo-R2 (i.e. the PROMIS standard method) and the weighted
area between the curve (wABC; both potential “impact” as opposed to detection indices)
also failed to detect some cases of uniform DIF. Examination of theta recovery suggested
that using group-specific parameters only improved when there was also a difference
in focal population distributions. Indeed, ignoring DIF items (both uniform and non-uniform)
but modeling group-specific distributions provided adequate theta recovery in 86%
of the simulations.
Conclusions
DIF detection procedures often produce different results. The PROMIS standard appears
to under-identify non-uniform DIF, but so do many of the other procedures. Surprisingly,
the impact of DIF on an individual’s score was small even if item-level DIF was not
included in scoring, provided that population differences were adequately accounted
for. This has implications for PROMIS, where international researchers may detect
language-based DIF and population differences from the US-based calibrations.
Keywords
Differential Item Functioning; Item Response Theory; PROMIS
O041 Improving Detection of Individual Change with CATs: Score Precision Benefits
and Response Burden Costs
Michael A. Kallen, Karon F. Cook, Richard C. Gershon
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA
Objective
PROMIS CATs typically stop administering items after attaining a criterion score-precision
level, currently set at standard error (SE) <3 (T-score metric). This precision level
provides scores with an approximate reliability of 0.91, appropriate for group-level
score comparisons and single-time-point observations. Accommodating increasing interest
in using PROMIS CATs to detect individual-level score change across time may require
producing more precise scores. We investigated score precision benefits and response
burden costs associated with increasing CAT score reliabilities from 0.91 to 0.95.
Methods
We used current item parameters from two banks (PROMIS Physical Function (PF)-165
items; PROMIS Depression (DEP)-28 items) to simulate CAT administrations for N=1000
cases (standard normal distribution). For each bank, we compared mean and median #
of items administered, mean score SE, and the correlation between CAT vs. full bank
scores, using maximum allowed CAT score SEs of 2.99 vs. 2.24 (T-score metric), reflecting
score reliabilities of 0.91 and 0.95, respectively.
Results
For PF, when increasing score reliability from 0.91 to 0.95, mean # of items administered
increased (5.31 to 6.80), median # of items increased (4.00 to 5.00), the CAT vs.
full bank score correlation increased (0.976 to 0.982) and mean score SE decreased
(2.48 to 2.23, T-score metric). For DEP, mean # of items administered increased (6.01
to 7.81), median # of items increased (4.00 to 7.00), the CAT vs. full bank score
correlation increased (0.977 to 0.985) and mean score SE decreased (2.91 to 2.64).
Conclusions
Although statistically significant score differences may not be clinically meaningful,
patient- or clinician-based meaningful score differences may not be implementable
if scores are insufficiently precise. Modest increases in average CAT length (PF:
+1.5 items; DEP: +1.8 items) contributed to improved score reliability and an improved
ability to detect individual-level score change (95% T-score CIs: 0.91 reliability-±
5.88; 0.95 reliability-± 4.38).
P042 A New PROMIS® Physical Function Short Form for Use in Relapse and Progressive
Multiple Sclerosis Types
Paul Kamudoni1, Dagmar Amtmann2, Karon Cook 3, Amy Barett, MSPH, MA4, Bimpe Olayinka-Amao
Phar MPH4, Ari Gnanasakthy, MBA, 4, Rod Middleton5, Jeff Rodgers5, Jana Raab1, Oliver
Guenther1, Christian Henke1
1Global Evidence & Value Development – R&D, Merck KgaA, Darmstadt, Germany; 2Department
of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; 3Feinberg
School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA; 4Patient-Centered Outcomes
Assessment, RTI Health Solutions, Durham, NC; 5UK MS Register, Swansea Medical School,
Swansea, UK
Objective
The aim of this research was to develop and validate a short form based on the PROMIS
physical function (PF) item bank, for use in MS.
Methods
This research followed a mixed method approach and involved multiple stages.
Step 1. Semi-structured concept elicitation (CE) interviews were carried out with
patient with relapse-MS (n = 14 relapse-MS) from the US. Step 2. Concepts identified
from the CE interviews were mapped to the PROMIS PF item bank to generate an initial
pool of MS-relevant items. Subsequently, a panel of neurologists (n =6) rated the
relevance of the shortlisted items, in MS. Then, a panel of measurement experts, assimilated
results from the CE interviews, the rankings from and the neurologist panel, with
prior information about the PF item bank (i.e., item information functions), to optimize
coverage of the PF continuum by the item pool. Step 3. Cognitive debriefing (CD) interviews
were carried out with MS patients (n = 24 relapse MS, n =24 primary progressive MS)
from the US. Step 4. Two observational studies [cross-sectional study at two neurology
clinics in the US, n = 300; and a longitudinal study based on the UK MS Register,
n = 600] are being carried out to evaluate psychometric properties of the new short
form.
Results
Eleven sub-domains relating to physical function (activities of daily living, upper-extremity,
lower extremity functioning) were identified from the CE interviews [mean age = 44.1
years]. Initially, 48 items from the PROMIS physical function item bank matching concepts
from the patient interviews were identified. Ratings by the neurologist expert panel
(n =6) designated 38 items as the most relevant. Subsequently, the measurement experts
resolved content overlaps and optimized the draft measure for targeting and reliability
across levels of physical function, resulting in a total of 26 items. CD interviews
confirmed the comprehensibility and comprehension of the short form.
Conclusions
This research has demonstrated that the PF item bank comprehensively covers all concepts
considered relevant for relapse and progressive MS. Moreover, the current approach
took advantage of prior empirical evidence related to the item bank, which further
facilitated optimal targeting of the new short form.
Keywords
PROMIS; Physical function; item response theory; multiple sclerosis; patient-reported
outcomes
P043 Responsiveness of PROMIS® Global Health Short Form (PROMIS10) in Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus (SLE)
Shanthini Kasturi1, Jackie Szymonifka2, Jessica R. Berman 2, 3, Kyriakos A. Kirou
2, 3, Alana B. Levine 3, Lisa R. Sammaritano 2, 3, and Lisa A. Mandl 2, 3
1Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA; 2Hospital
for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA; 3Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
Background
The accurate and efficient serial measurement of patient-centered outcomes is a priority
in the clinical care of SLE. We aimed to evaluate the responsiveness of PROMIS10,
a 10-item universal patient-reported outcome measure of global physical and mental
health, in SLE outpatients using patient and physician-derived anchors.
Methods
Adult SLE patients were recruited from an SLE Center of Excellence. Subjects completed
PROMIS10 at two visits a minimum of one month apart. SLE disease activity was measured
with a patient global assessment of change, a physician global assessment and the
physician-derived SELENA-SLEDAI. Responsiveness over time of PROMIS10 scores was evaluated
using known-groups validity. Effect sizes of changes in PROMIS global physical health
and global mental health scores from baseline to follow up were compared across groups
of patients who differed in their patient global assessment of change, physician global
assessment, and SELENA-SLEDAI using Kruskal-Wallis tests.
Results
A diverse cohort of 223 SLE patients completed baseline surveys, with 186 (83%) completing
a follow up survey. Using the patient-based anchor, PROMIS10 demonstrated mild to
moderate responsiveness to improvement and worsening of health status for both global
physical health (effect size 0.29, 0.0, and -0.27; p<0.001 for “better,” “same,” and
“worse” health status respectively) and global mental health (effect size 0.29, 0.0,
and -0.54; p<0.001). Using the physician-derived physician global assessment and SELENA-SLEDAI
as anchors, there were no statistically significant differences in effect sizes across
groups.
Conclusions
PROMIS10 showed responsiveness over time to patient-reported, but not physician-derived
changes in lupus health status. These data suggest that PROMIS10 can be used to efficiently
measure and monitor important aspects of the patient experience of lupus not captured
by physician-derived metrics. Further studies are needed to evaluate the role of PROMIS
in optimizing longitudinal disease management in SLE.
Keywords
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, PROMIS, Patient-Reported Outcome Measures, Psychometrics
O044 PROMIS® Scales Detect Clinically Important Change Equal or Better as Compared
to Disease Specific Patient Reported Outcomes in Patients after Knee Arthroscopy
Raymond Kenney1, Brian Giordano1, Jeff Houck, PT2, Allison W. McIntyre, MPH1, Michael
Maloney1
1 University of Rochester Medical Center, USA; 2 George Fox University, USA
Background
Compare clinically important differences (CID) for PROMIS instruments (Physical Function(PF)
and Pain Interference(PI)), and the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)
using the established International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) scale as an
anchor for change in subjects undergoing knee arthroscopy.
Methods
Patients undergoing knee arthroscopy at an ambulatory orthopaedic clinic were invited
to participate. Subjects completed the PROMIS PF and PI instruments, KOOS and IKDC
scales pre-operatively and post-operatively. Known minimal (11.5) and moderate (20.5)
CID for IKDC improvement were used as anchor values. Receiver operator curve (ROC)
analysis was applied to PROMIS and KOOS. Area under the curve (AUC) and thresholds
that optimize sensitivity/specificity were used to compare PRO scales.
Results
88 subjects having surgery for meniscus tears, synovial plica, chondromalacia, or
a loose body were enrolled. Average age 48.6 (11.7), BMI 30.9 (6.7) and 55.4% male.
The change from pre-operative to last available follow up (2 weeks to 12 months) provided
a range of responses and expected improvement.
The AUC values for minimal CID for PROMIS PF and PI were 0.88(0.04) and 0.85(0.04),
respectively. This yielded minimal CID of 3.3 (PF) and 3.2 (PI). The AUC values for
moderate CID in PROMIS PF was 0.86(0.04) and PI 0.89(0.04). This resulted in moderate
CID of 5.2(PF) and -5.8(PI).
The KOOS subscales AUC for minimal CID was 0.76 to 0.90. The KOOS subscales minimal
CID ranged from 12.5 to 17.5. The moderate KOOS subscales AUC varied from 0.76 to
0.89. The KOOS subscales moderate CID ranged from 14.3 to 22.5.
Conclusions
The accuracy of the PROMIS and KOOS scales were comparable. Additionally, the CID
for both minimal and moderate CID were comparable to other studies. This suggests
that PROMIS scales are able to detect change in knee arthroscopy similarly or better
as compared to well-established disease specific scales.
Keywords
PROMIS, KOOS, Knee Arthroscopy
P045 PAIN-CONTRoLS: A Patient-Informed Cryptogenic Polyneuropathy Clinical Trial using
PROMIS®
Kim S. Kimminau1 Mamatha Pasnoor1, Byron Gajewski1 , Lexie Brown1 , Laura Herbelin1
Omar Jawdat1, Pam Shlemon2 Mazen Dimachkie1, Richard J. Barohn1 and the PAIN-CONTRoLs
Study Team
1University of Kansas Medical Center, USA; 2Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy,
USA
Objective
Cryptogenic sensory polyneuropathy (CSPN) is a common, progressive neuropathy presenting
with significant pain. The study’s objective was to determine which of four commonly
prescribed medications is most effective and best tolerated. The study included continuous
patient engagement to ensure meaningful outcomes were included in the design and analysis
of findings.
Methods
We performed a prospective randomized open label comparative effectiveness study using
a Bayesian adaptive design that included response adaptive randomization. At each
interim analysis, a decision was made to either continue enrollment or stop the trial
for success at baseline, weeks 4, 8 and 12. The primary outcome was a utility function
which was a composite of efficacy and quits. 402 CSPN patients were randomized to
nortriptyline (n=134), duloxetine (n=126), pregabalin (n=73), and mexiletine (n=69).
Patients were asked during a focus group and via survey to identify patient-reported
outcomes that should be used. Patients agreed with the investigator-selected choice
of the PROMIS pain interference measure and suggested two additional PROMIS measures
– fatigue and sleep interference.
Results
The utility functions were: nortriptyline 0.81 (95% credible interval 0.69-0.93, efficacy
rates 25.4%, quit rates 38.1%); duloxetine 0.80 (95% credible interval is 0.68-0.92,
efficacy rates 23.0%, quit rates was 37.3%); pregabalin 0.69 (95% credible interval
0.55-0.84, efficacy rates 15.1%, quit rates 42.5%), and mexiletine 0.58 (95% credible
interval of 0.42- 0.75, efficacy rates 20.3%, quit rates 58.0%). Patients reported
the primary reason for discontinuing participation was side effects including dry
mouth, nausea, insomnia and fatigue.
Conclusion
If patients could stay on medication for three months, mexiletine had the best improvement
in pain and fatigue. While there was no clear winner when efficacy and quits are combined,
overall nortriptyline and duloxetine outperformed pregabalin and mexiletine. Patient
collaborators provided effective input on patient-reported outcomes that resulted
in capturing side effects using the PROMIS measures.
Keywords
Neuropathy, Patient Engagement, Side Effects, Bayesian Adaptive Design.
O046 Does PROMIS® Reflect Vocal Health Enough to Supplant Two Voice-Specific Quality
of Life Instruments?
Elliana Kirsh1, Thomas L. Carroll1, Chris Gibbons2, Jennifer J. Shin1
1Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA;
2Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Objective
To evaluate disease-specific (VHI-10, SVHI-10) and general (PROMIS) health status
in patients reporting voice dysfunction, and determine whether PROMIS data alone can
accurately represent vocal health in this population.
Methods
Adults (n=734) presenting to a tertiary care academic medical center laryngology subspecialty
clinic completed the Voice Handicap Index-10 (VHI-10) and the Patient-Reported Outcomes
Measurement Information System, PROMIS) 10-item general health instrument. Patients
reporting concerns about their singing voice also completed the Singing Voice Handicap
Index-10 (SVHI-10) survey. Patient characteristics and distributions of instrument
scores were determined. The Spearman rho statistic was calculated to test the null
hypothesis that there were no correlations between the VHI-10 or SVHI-10 and PROMIS
scores. The potential for crosswalks was also assessed.
Results
The mean VHI-10 and SVHI-10 scores were 12.9 (SD 10.7) and 24.9 (SD 8.6), respectively.
Mean PROMIS T-scores were 48.7 (SD 9.5) for physical health and 51.2 (SD 9.8) for
mental health. PROMIS scores were 3.4 (SD 1.0) for global health, and 3.7 (SD 1.2)
for the social item. VHI-10 scores were significantly correlated with all PROMIS component
scores; social item scores were moderately correlated, with a Spearman rho of 0.37
(p<0.0001), while physical health (Spearman rho 0.29, p<0.0001), mental health (Spearman
rho 0.28, p<0.0001), and global item (Spearman rho 0.20, p<0.0001) scores were also
correlated. The VHI-10 item “I feel left out of conversations because of my voice”
demonstrated moderate correlation with physical health (Spearman rho 0.30, p<0.0001),
mental health (Spearman rho 0.32, p<0.0001), and the social item (Spearman rho 0.40,
p<0.0001). There was no significant correlation between the SVHI-10 and PROMIS 10-item
scores.
Conclusions: VHI-10 and PROMIS scores have weak to moderate correlations, and voice-related
health may be related to multiple dimensions of general health. The PROMIS 10-item
instrument may reflect the health status of patients with voice disorders, with limitations
when singing-health is considered.
Keywords: voice, singing, validated instrument, otolaryngology, health status, quality
of life
O047 Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis: The Utility of PROMIS
®
and the Influence of Mental Health
Eitan M. Kohan, J. Ryan Hill, Maria Schwabe, Alexander W. Aleem, Jay D. Keener, Aaron
M. Chamberlain
Washington University in Saint Louis, USA
Background
The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information Systems (PROMIS) assessment
includes computer adaptive tests that assess musculoskeletal function, pain interference,
depression, and anxiety. The influence of mental health on patients’ self-reported
pain and function has not been explored using PROMIS in patients with symptomatic
glenohumeral osteoarthritis.
Methods
This cross-sectional study included 284 shoulders in 276 patients presenting with
isolated glenohumeral osteoarthritis at a tertiary center. All patients completed
the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score, Simple Shoulder Test (SST),
Visual Analog Pain Scale (VAS), and PROMIS computer adaptive tests (CAT) at the time
of presentation. PROMIS Anxiety and Depression scores were converted into GAD-7 and
PHQ-9 scores, respectively, using the PROsetta stone crosswalk. Mean pain and functional
scores were compared between patients with and without PROMIS-converted scores corresponding
to a diagnosis of anxiety or depression, as well as between scores corresponding to
varying severity of anxiety or depression.
Results
Compared to patients whose anxiety and depression scores were in the normal range,
patients with PROMIS-converted scores corresponding to a diagnosis of anxiety or depression
reported lower ASES, SST, Physical Function CAT (PFCAT), and Upper Extremity CAT (UECAT)
scores and higher VAS and Pain Interference (PICAT) scores (p<.001). ANOVA analysis
demonstrated lower overall ASES, functional ASES, SST, PFCAT, and UECAT scores as
anxiety severity increased (p<.001). Similar results were seen with ASES and UECAT
as depression severity increased (p<.001). Functional ASES (p=.004), SST (p=.001),
and PFCAT (p=.002) were statistically significantly lower in those with moderate-to-severe
depression. PICAT scores significantly increased as both anxiety and depression severity
increased (p <.001 and <.01, respectively).
Conclusions
PROMIS-reported anxiety and depression scores correlate with lower functional and
higher pain scores in patients with glenohumeral osteoarthritis. Further investigation
is necessary to examine the influence that mental health has on outcomes following
operative intervention in this population.
Keywords
Glenohumeral Arthritis, Shoulder, Outcomes, PROMIS, Depression, Anxiety, Function,
Mental Health
P048 Can Patient Reported Outcomes Guide Therapy Needs in Foot and Ankle Patients?
Vasalos, Kostantinos, DPT2, Jillian Santer, DPT2, Judy Baumhauer, 2, Jeff Houck, PT,
1,2
1George Fox University, Newberg, OR, USA; 2University of Rochester, Rochester, NY,
USA
Objective
The objective of this analysis is to document the prevalance of patient acceptable
symptom state (PASS) and determine the health domains that discriminate PASS patients
and predict PASS state at the initiation of rehabilitation for foot and ankle problems.
Methods
Patient reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS) computer adaptive
tests for physical function (PF), pain interference (PI), depression (Dep) and PASS
ratings were identified from a large database. Of 746 unique patients, 114 patients
had ICD-10 codes specific to the foot and ankle. Average age was 51(±18) years and
54.4% were female. ANOVA was used to evaluate differences in PROMIS scales by PASS
state (Yes/No). The area under receiver operator curve (AUC) was used to determine
the predictive ability of each PROMIS scale to determine PASS. Thresholds for near
95% specificity were also calculated for a PASS Yes state for each PROMIS scale.
Results
The prevalance of PASS Yes patients was 13.2% (15/114). Pass Yes patients were significantly
better by an average of 7.2 to 8.0 points across all PROMIS health domains compared
to PASS No patients. ROC analysis suggested that Dep (AUC=0.73(0.07) p=0.005) was
the highest predictor of PASS status followed by PI (AUC=0.70(0.08) p=0.012) and PF
(AUC=0.69(0.07) p=0.18). The threshold PROMIS t-score values for determining PASS
Yes with nearest 80% specificity were PF = 56.1, PI = 45.7, and Dep = 45.1.
Conclusions
A small but important subset of patients (13.2%) identify at their initial physical
therapy consultation as at an acceptable level of activity and symptoms. The PROMIS
thresholds suggest patients are identified by pain and physical function slightly
lower than the US population (T-Score 50). Clinicians may adapt their care to reinforce
these patients self efficacy, set goals appropriate to their PF and PI scores, and
use this information to prevent unnecessary costly rehabilitatoin.
Keywords
PROMIS; Patient Acceptable Symptom State (PASS); Physical Therapy
P049 Measurement Equivalence of the Neuro-QoL Stigma for Children with Chronic Conditions
Jin-Shei Lai1, David Cella1, Amy S. Paller2, Cindy Nowinski1
1Northwestern University Department of Medical Social Sciences, USA; 2Northwestern
University Department of Dermatology, USA
Objective
Stigma, defined as perceptions of self and publically enacted negativity, prejudice
and discrimination as a result of disease-related manifestations, is commonly experienced
by children with chronic health conditions. Yet few studies compare stigma across
conditions, partly due to a lack of valid measures. To fill this void, we used differential
item functioning (DIF) to evaluate measurement equivalence of the Neuro-QoL Stigma
for children with skin conditions, neurological conditions (epilepsy, muscular dystrophy
[MD], neurofibromatosis type 1 associated neurofibroma plexform [pNF]), and cancer.
Methods
Data from 842 children ages 8-17 years were analyzed. 110 had a diagnosis of epilepsy,
140 pNF, 43 82 cancer and 467 skin conditions (328 had atopic dermatitis/AD), with
mean age (yrs)=13.5, 12.6, 14.1, 12.7 and 12.5, respectively. All completed the 18-item
Neuro-QoL stigma except children with cancer and skin conditions. Two items inappropriate
to these two conditions were not administered. DIF was conducted using lotdif package
in R (criterion: χ2 >0.01, R2 change < 0.02) on gender, age (8-12 vs. 13-17 years),
and conditions (reference group: AD). DIF impacts (theta differences between “all
items included” versus “DIF items removed”) were evaluated to determine the inclusion/exclusion
of DIF items.
Results
No items showed gender and age DIF. Five DIFs from three items were identified on
the following comparisons: 1) pNF and epilepsy vs. AD; 2) non-AD skin conditions and
pNF vs. AD; and 3) cancer versus AD. All DIFs were uniform with minimum impact (<
0.1 theta).
Conclusions
The Neuro-QoL Stigma exhibited stable measurement properties across various chronic
conditions. The measure has now been re-calibrated by including children with non-neurological
conditions.
Keywords
Children, Stigma, Chronic Conditions, Neuro-QoL
P050 Validation of the Pediatric Patient-Reported Outcome Information System (PROMIS®)
Pain Interference, Mobility and Upper Extremity Item Banks in the General Dutch Population
M.A.J. Luijten1,2, C.B. Terwee2, L. Haverman1, L.D. Roorda3, R.R.L. van Litsenburg4,5,
M.A. Grootenhuis4
1Emma Children’s Hospital Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Psychosocial Department,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 2Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc, Department of Epidemiology
and Biostatistics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 3Amsterdam Rehabilitation Research
Center | Reade, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 4Princess Maxima Centre for Pediatric
Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands; 5 Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc, Department of
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Background
Our aim was to validate the pediatric V2.0 PROMIS Pain Interference, Mobility and
Upper Extremity item banks, in the general Dutch population.
Methods
Children 8-18 years old (n = 1326), divided into two age groups (8-12, 13-18) representative
of the Dutch population on key demographics (age, sex, ethnicity and education level)
were asked to complete the PROMIS Mobility, Upper Extremity and Pain Interference
item banks (consisting of 24, 34 and 19 items respectively) and the Pediatric Quality
of Life Inventory (PedsQL). The assumptions of unidimensionality (using CFA), local
independence (residual correlations) and monotonicity (Mokken scale analysis) were
assessed. DIF for gender was assessed. The item fit of the GRM model was assessed
(S-X2, p-value > .001). High correlations (Pearson’s r >.70) were expected between
the PROMIS T-scores and the PedsQL Physical subscale. Weaker correlations (Δr >.10)
were expected with other PedsQL subscales.
Results
The final sample (n=555) was representative of the Dutch population (within 2.5%).
The Mobility and Upper Extremity data was skewed. Unidimensionality was met for all
item banks. Local dependence was present in the Mobility and Upper Extremity item
banks (28 and 14 pairs, respectively). The assumptions of monotonicity were met. No
DIF was found for gender and there was no item misfit. The Mobility item bank correlated
highly (r=0.71) and the Pain Interference and Upper Extremity had a moderately strong
correlation (r=-0.53, r=0.51, respectively) with the PedsQL Physical subscale. Pain
Interference also had a moderately strong correlation with the PedsQL Emotional subscale
(r=-.47). All other correlations were substantially weaker (Δr >.10).
Conclusions
The Dutch version of the pediatric Pain Interference, Mobility and Upper Extremity
item banks displayed satisfactory psychometric properties In a Dutch normative sample.
More data is required for estimating stable parameters, due to skewness. Higher difficulty
items might be required for the Dutch population.
Keywords
PROMIS, Pain Interference, Mobility, Upper Extremity, pediatric
P051 Validation of the Pediatric Patient-Reported Outcome Information System (PROMIS®)
Peer Relationship Item Bank in the General Dutch population
M.A.J. Luijten1,2, R.R.L. van Litsenburg3,4, C.B. Terwee2, M.A. Grootenhuis3, L. Haverman1
1Emma Children’s Hospital Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Psychosocial Department,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 2Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc, Department of Epidemiology
and Biostatistics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 3Princess Maxima Centre for Pediatric
Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands; 4 Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc, Department of
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Background
Our aim was to validate the pediatric V2.0 PROMIS Peer Relationship item bank in a
general Dutch pediatric population.
Methods
Children 8-18 years old (n = 1324), divided into two age groups (8-12, 13-18) representative
of the Dutch population on key demographics (age, sex, ethnicity, and education level),
were asked to complete the PROMIS Peer Relationship item bank (15 items) and the Pediatric
Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL). The assumptions of unidimensionality (using CFA
and bi-factor analysis), local independence (residual correlations) and monotonicity
(Mokken scale analysis) were assessed. DIF was assessed for gender The item fit of
the GRM model was assessed (S-X2, p-value > .001). For construct validity, high correlations
(Pearson’s r >.70) were expected between the Peer Relationship T-score and PedsQL
Social subscale. Lower correlations (Δr >.10) were expected with the other subscales.
Reliability of the full bank was calculated with the standard error of measurement
(SEM) of theta.
Results
The final sample (n=527) was representative of the Dutch population (within 2.5% of
population numbers). Unidimensionality was not conclusively met by CFA (CFI=.95, TLI=.94,
RMSEA=.11), but was accepted after fitting a bi-factor model (omega H=0.88, ECV=0.81).
The assumptions of monotonicity and local independence were met. No DIF was found
for gender. One (reversed) item: “I played alone and kept to myself”, displayed item
misfit (S-X2(80)=140.11, p< .001)A moderate (r = 0.59) correlation was found between
the item bank and the PedsQL Social subscale. Correlations with other subscales were
substantially lower (Δr >.10). The SEM of the full-length item bank was satisfactory
(< .32) for 87.6% of the patients. Ability estimates were most reliable in the direction
of clinical interest.
Conclusions
The Dutch version of the pediatric Peer Relationship item bank displayed satisfactory
psychometric properties in a Dutch normative sample. One item might require revision
in terms of formatting.
Keywords
PROMIS, Peer Relationships, Pediatric, Validation, Dutch
O052 Impact of CIDP: PROMIS® Physical Function SF-4 and I-RODS Analysis from a US
Patient Survey
Rajiv Mallick1*, Ingemar Merkies2,3, Anne Haudrich1, Ann Bullinger1, Daniel Riley4,
and Catharina Faber2
1CSL Behring, King of Prussia, PA, USA; 2Maastricht University, School for Mental
Health and Neuro Sciences (MHeNS), Maastricht, Netherlands; 3Sint Elisabeth Hospital,
Willemstad, Curaçao; 4Bryter, London, UK
Background
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), is a rare condition involving
neuromuscular disability which affects physical function and activity/participation.
Methods
Survey data from 475 US adults with self-reported CIDP, recruited by the GBS/CIDP
Foundation, was used to evaluate diagnosis timing, treatment, and impact on (a) physical
function measured using the PROMIS Physical Function (PF) Short Form-4 and (b) daily
activity/participation measured using the Inflammatory Rasch-built Overall Disability
Scale (I-RODS), containing activities ranging from ‘easiest’ (reading) to most ‘difficult’
(running). Patients were characterized by observed tertiles of PROMIS PF T-scores
and I‑RODS centile scores in terms of (a) time from initial symptoms to CIDP diagnosis
and (b) impact on work/living conditions.
Results
Mean age at diagnosis: 51 years. Median time between first recognized symptoms and
diagnosis: 7 months (>1 year for 39% of patients). PROMIS PF mean T-score was 37.0
(standard deviation [SD] = 8.4); tertiles: 23–33, 34–39, 40–57, compared with a US
population norm of 50. I-RODS centile score was 57.4 (SD 17.5); tertiles: 6–47, 48–61,
63–100. Compared with the lower tertiles, patients in the ‘best’ tertile had a lower
probability of: >12 vs. ≤12 months from initial symptoms to official diagnosis of
CIDP (PROMIS: 30% vs. 43% [p=0.0064]; I-RODS: 33% vs. 42% [p=0.0527]); making changes
to employment (both scales: 44% vs. 68% [p<0.0001]); needing alterations to their
residence (PROMIS: 23% vs. 48%; I-RODS: 22% vs. 49% [Both scales: p<0.0001]; needing
to move home due to their CIDP (PROMIS: 13% vs. 29% [p=0.0002]; I-RODS: 13% vs. 30%
[p<0.0001]).
Conclusions
These findings demonstrate patients with CIDP had worse physical function than the
general US population. Those among the best third for physical function or activity/participation
had been diagnosed sooner, and made fewer changes to employment or living conditions
on account of their CIDP.
Funding
CSL Behring sponsored the study
Keywords
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Inflammatory Rasch-built Overall
Disability Scale, PROMIS Physical Function Short Form (SF-4), Disability, Delayed
Diagnosis
P053 Can Pre-Surgery PROMIS-29 Scores Identify Patients Likely to do Well after Total
Joint Replacements?
Lisa A. Mandl, MPH1,2, Charles N. Cornell1,2, Michael B. Cross1,2, Alejandro Gonzalez
Della Valle1,2, Mark P. Figgie1,2, Seth A. Jerabek1,2, Justin T. Do, BSE1, Mayu Sasaki,
MPH1, Nathaniel Hupert, MPH2, Jackie Szymonifka, MA1, Steven K. Magid1,2
1Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA; 2Weill Cornell Medicine, New York,
NY, USA
Background
We would like to determine whether pre-operative PROMIS29 domains are associated with
either serious adverse events or clinical outcomes 1-year after total hip or total
knee replacement, (TKR and THR).
Methods\Community-dwelling patients ≥65yo scheduled for elective TKR or THR were recruited
from a musculoskeletal specialty hospital. PROMIS29 and Hip/Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis
Outcome Score (HOOS/KOOS) were administered pre-operatively and at 1-year. Adverse
events were obtained from medical records and by phone. Regression models were created
by considering all variables which were significant at the 0.05 level in univariate
models, and then performing backward selection to retain variables with 0.05 significance.
Age and sex were forced in to all models.
Results
740 subjects, 303 THR and 437 TKR enrolled. Mean age 72 years (range 65-94), 95.1%
Caucasian, 63.5% female, and 9.0% had > 1 severe adverse event at 1 year. Controlling
for age, gender, and which joint was replaced, pre-operative PROMIS29 pain intensity
predicted being an OMERACT-OARSI responder at 1-year, (OR 1.6; 1.3-2.0). No PROMIS29
score predicted HOOS 1-year outcomes in THR. Among TKR, pre-operative PROMIS29 Fatigue
was associated with 1-year KOOS Symptoms and Quality of Life scores, (p=0.02 and p<0.001),
PROMIS29 Depression was associated with 1-Year KOOS Pain and Activities of Daily Living,
(p=0.003 and p= 0.001). Pre-operative PROMIS29 Physical Function was also associated
with KOOS 1-year ability to Perform Sport and Recreation, (p=0.002). In a multivariable
regression, pre-operative PROMIS29 Depression scores were also significantly associated
with 1-year SAE in THR cases, (OR 1.09; 1.02-1.17).
Conclusions
Multiple PROMIS29 domains predicted functional outcomes after TJR, including whether
THR patients met OMERACT-OARSI responder criteria. Pre-operative PROMIS29 depression
scores also predicted 1-year serious adverse events in THR. PROMIS29 may be an efficient
tool to risk stratify this patient population in busy clinical practice.
Keywords
PROMIS29, Arthroplasty, Osteoarthritis, Pain, Function
O054 PROMIS-29 as a Predictor of High Risk Hip Fracture Repair Patients
Lisa A. Mandl, MPH1,2, Serena Lian, BS2, Kirsten Grueter, BSN2, Jackie Szymonifka,
MA2, Joseph M. Lane1,2
1Weill Cornell Medicine, USA; 2Hospital for Special Surgery, USA
Objective
To evaluate whether PROMIS-29 predicts short-term mental and physical health states
after hip fracture surgery.
Methods
PROMIS-29 was administered to cognitively intact patients >65 years old, 2-4 days
after surgery for low trauma hip fracture. Answers related to the week prior to fracture.
Cumulative adverse events were measured through 30 days. PROMIS-29, Three-Item Loneliness
Scale, Lubben Social Networks Scale (LSNS-18), and Falls Efficacy Scale (measures
fear of falling) were administered at 3 months. Data analyzed using t-tests, Wilcoxon
rank-sum tests, and Spearman correlations.
Results
203 patients, 71.9% female, 91.6% Caucasian, median age 81.8. At 3 months. 4.8% died
and 24.3% had > 1 serious adverse event (SAE). Patients who died had worse baseline
PROMIS-29 Physical Function (34.4 vs 45.3; p=0.007) and trended towards worse PROMIS-29
Fatigue (43.1 vs.58.8; p=0.07). Patients with SAE had worse baseline Physical Function
(38.5 vs. 48.0; p<0.001), Pain Interference (49.6 vs. 41.6; p=0.006), and Pain Intensity
(3 vs. 0; p=0.002). Baseline PROMIS-29 Anxiety and Depression were correlated with
PROMIS-29 Anxiety and Depression at 3 months (r=0.37 and r=0.41; both p<0.001). Baseline
Anxiety and Depression were both strongly and significantly correlated with worse
subjective loneliness at 3 months (r=0.52 and r=0.59; both p<0.001), but were not
correlated with social isolation. In addition, baseline Depression, Anxiety, and Physical
Function were strongly correlated with fear of falling at 3 months (r=0.46, r=0.40,
r=-0.56; all p<0.001).
Conclusions
Baseline PROMIS-29 scores were associated with mental and physical health status after
surgery for an unexpected hip fracture. They were also associated with fear of falling
at 3 months, a strong predictor of future falls. Interestingly, PROMIS-29 scores were
also associated with loneliness but not social isolation; loneliness is associated
with incident frailty and worsening physical function. PROMIS-29 is a parsimonious
instrument to effectively identify at-risk patients in this vulnerable population.
Keywords
PROMIS29, Arthroplasty, Osteoarthritis, Pain, Function
P055 Use of Google Analytics to Evaluate HealthMeasures.net as a PROMIS® Dissemination
Tool
Christa Martens, MPH1, Nan Rothrock1, Kelly Johnston, MPH2
1Northwestern University, USA; 2University of Pittsburgh, USA
Background
The objective of this work was to evaluate the successes of HealthMeasures.net as
a digital platform to disseminate PROMIS® and other HealthMeasures-specific information.
Methods
Google Analytics were used to analyze HealthMeasures.net user engagement statistics
from March 1, 2016-March 31, 2018. Website pages was divided into four categories:
application, descriptive, educational, and product. Across categories, the following
metrics were analyzed: new and returning user engagement, number of sessions, average
time spent onsite per session, number of pages visited per session, and average time
per page. Sessions were used as the primary selection metric and the 50 pages with
the most sessions were evaluated.
Results
Over 2 years, HealthMeasures.net visitors engaged in 360,999 sessions with 1,549,200
total page hits. Pages with the highest number of sessions include 25 descriptive,
12 applications, 9 product, and 4 educational pages. Descriptive pages, such as the
PROMIS landing page, drew the highest number of sessions for new and returning visitors,
averaging 10,821 sessions per destination page. Product pages, such as the Search
and View Measures, averaged longer sessions and the most page visits per session,
with new visitors who completed a search averaging 93 page visits per session. Visitors
to application or educational pages spent an average of 30 seconds longer on a page
than visitors to descriptive or product pages. Sessions that included application
pages were dominated by returning visitors, with the exception of PROMIS scoring pages
which both new and returning users heavily engaged in, averaging 2:03-3:33 minutes
per page.
Conclusions
HealthMeasures.net visitors seek descriptive information about PROMIS and other HealthMeasures
most frequently, but spend the most time on pages with information about applying
PROMIS and other HealthMeasures to their work. Product pages are effective for engaging
new visitors in the pursuit of more information.
Keywords
PROMIS, patient-reported outcomes, google analytics, website
P056 PROgram Management for Ongoing PRO Collections in a Clinical Setting
Allison W. McIntyre, MPH, Judith Baumhauer, MPH
University of Rochester Medical Center, USA
Background
To maintain high quality clinical collection of Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO) it
is important to develop a framework to support the acquisition of data.
Methods
Collecting PRO from thousands of patients a month is a great accomplishment, however,
maintaining collections, adding new collection sites and keeping providers and staff
informed is, arguably, as important as your collection platform. With input from physicians
and staff we identified key areas to support ongoing collection of PRO.
Results
PROgram Initiation is where it begins as new sites are established. Integration between
IT and the Program Manager is imperative to assure each site gets started with an
effective and efficient collection scheme. PROgram Maintenance is a hands-on approach
to reinforce lessons learned at initiation. Support is provided for all sites at scheduled
intervals after initiation and as needed thereafter. To provide a culture of continuous
learning, we PROmote Education for the providers, staff and patients. Understanding
why the data is being collected and how it can be used results in invested participants.
PROgram Monitoring is one of the most important components. It allows the PRO team,
as well as providers and departments, to track process measures, including administration
and completion rates. This information is also available to the Project Manager to
identify potential problems that can be addressed before they result larger issues.
Finally, the robust dataset produced by this successful collection process provides
an opportunity to PRObe Data for quality improvement and research.
Conclusions
Developing a system that allows us to monitor and support PRO collections across the
institution allows the 774 unique providers, who have collected data, to review the
1.8 million PRO scores, collected to date, on 204,086 unique patients. Continuous
PROgram management maintains the momentum necessary for such a large enterprise to
be successful at large-scale PRO collection and use.
Keywords
Patient-Reported Outcomes, Program Management
O057 Precursors to Driving Cessation: Are They Associated with Poorer Health-related
Quality of Life?
Thelma Mielenz1, David Strogatz2, Dagmar Amtmann3, Lisa Molnar4, Lindsay Ryan5, David
Eby6, Carolyn DiGuiseppi7, Marian Betz8, Linda Hill9, Guohua Li10
1Columbia University, New York NY, USA; 2Bassett Healthcare Network, Cooperstown,
NY, USA; 3University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; 4University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor, MI, USA; 5University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 6University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 7University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA; 8University of Colorado,
Aurora, CO, USA; 9University of California, San Diego, CA, USA; 10Columbia University,
New York NY, USA
Objective
Research to address a potential association between negative driving outcomes and
the broader concept of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is needed. We hypothesize
that individuals who report less driving space and more driving crashes will report
a lower quality of life compared to those with positive driving outcomes.
Methods
This study uses baseline LongROAD data (prospective cohort with 2990 drivers aged
65-79 years). The outcome was the 8-domain PROMIS-29 Adult Profile. Multiple linear
regression models calculated adjusted means for each of the PROMIS-29 outcomes by
driving space and by crash status. We adjusted for demographics, vision, correct word
recall, driving importance, days driven per week, miles driven per week and the standard
errors by site.
Results
Participants with one or more crash had a higher adjusted mean or more pain for Pain
Interference (47.8 (n=320)) compared to those with no self-report of crashes (46.3
(n=2460), P=0.275)). Participants with one or more crash had a higher adjusted mean
or more pain for Pain Intensity. (2.22 (n=320)) compared to those with no self-report
of crashes (1.86 (n=2471), P=0.0064)). Participants with less driving space had a
lower adjusted mean or less physical function for Physical Function (49.9 (n=622))
compared to those with a more self-reported driving space (51.2 (n=2160), P=0.0217)).
Participants with less driving space also had a higher adjusted mean or more depressive
symptoms for Depression (44.3 (n=626)) compared to those with a more self-reported
driving space (43.6 (n=2173), P=0.0367)).
Conclusions
More crashes and less driving space were associated with more pain, less physical
function and more depressive symptoms. These differences in the adjusted means were
significant but not necessarily clinically meaningful. Besides impacting mental health
(depressive symptoms), negative driving outcomes may also impact physical health (pain
and function) with PROMIS-29 broadening the concept of HRQOL in driving research.
Keywords
Driving Space, Crashes, Older Drivers, PROMIS-29
P058 Patient Reported Outcomes, Item Response Theory, Model Assumptions, Latent Variable,
Non-Normality Construct validity of the PROMIS® scales for Taiwanese using CFA
Ay-Woan Pan1, Tsyr-Jang Chen2
1School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University,
Taiwan; 2Department of Mechanical Engineering, LungHwa University of Science and Technology,
Taiwan
Background
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the construct validity of five PROMIS measures
in persons with and without mental disorders in Taiwan.
Methods
Three hundred and nine community sample, who did not report any mental illness conditions
were recruited (mean age 27.8 ± 9.48 years). The subjects with mental disorders were
recruited from mental health clinics and community based residential settings. Three
hundred and twenty-two subjects with mental disorders (mean age 47 ± 11.5 years) were
recruited from mental health clinics and community based residential settings (IRB
approval, 201405051RINC). Thirty-five percent of the subjects were college graduates;
Seventy-two percent of the subjects were single. The average self-rated quality of
life score was 74. LISREL and SPSS were used for the subsequent analysis.
Results
The results showed that all scales presented excellent internal consistency with Cronbach’s
alpha value over 0.9 in the total. All items had a strong correlation with their own
scale except some had mildly low item-total correlation (e.g. 0.4). The RWSEA, NFI,
CFI, GFI, and AGFI of depression, anxiety, anger, sleep disturbance, and sleep related
impairment scales were 0.11, 1.00, 1.00, 0.99, 0.99; 0.11, 1.00, 1.00, 0.99, 0.99;
0.14, 1.00, 1.00, 0.97, 0.96; 0.16, 1.00, 1.00, 0.97, 0.97; 0.18, 1.00, 1.00, 0.96,
0.95. There were significant differences on scores of anger, sleep disturbance and
sleep related impairment scales between two groups which the healthy subjects had
worse condition than persons with mental illness on anger and sleep related impairment.
Conclusions
The findings of this study supported the construct validity of depression, anxiety,
anger, sleep disturbance and sleep related impairment scales. Further implication
of the differences between healthy subjects and persons with mental illness on anger
and sleep related impairment will be mentioned.
Keywords
PROMIS, Construct Validity, CFA
P059 PROMIS® Pediatric and Parent Proxy Global Health Translations: Challenges and
Solutions
Emily Parks-Vernizzi1, Benjamin Arnold, MA1, Helena Correia2
1
FACITtrans, Elmhurst, IL, USA; 2Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine,
Department of Medical Social Sciences, Evanston, IL, USA
Objective
The PROMIS® Pediatric and Parent Proxy Global Health scales assess a child’s overall
physical, mental, and social health. Multilingual translations of these measures will
enable international pediatric studies and clinical use in a variety of countries.
The objective of this presentation is to report on a sample of these translations,
discuss issues arising from linguistic validation across multiple languages, and provide
guidance for future translations.
Methods
These measures were translated into Afrikaans, Dutch, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean,
Portuguese, Russian and Spanish, according to the FACIT translation methodology. Translations
were tested with five native-speaking pediatric and five adult participants from the
general population of each language. Participants completed the relevant scale and
participated in a cognitive debriefing interview. Qualitative analyses of participant
comments determined the linguistic equivalence of each translation and provided insight
into the relevance of the concept in each language.
Results
Translated items were well understood by participants in each sample. Translations
were revised for the pediatric measure as needed (and consistency maintained as necessary
on the Proxy measure) if participants’ comments revealed misunderstanding of an item’s
intended meaning. For example, the Japanese translation of “in general” was revised
to “usually.” Some children commented that “health” and “physical health” were identical
in meaning. The terms “rate,” “quality of life” and “mood” required alternative translation
solutions to ensure proper register for children, cultural appropriateness, conceptual
equivalence and harmonization across languages.
Conclusions
The translated versions of the PROMIS® Pediatric and Parent Proxy Global Health measures
are conceptually equivalent to the English source. Concurrent assessment of children’s
and parent’s item interpretation confirmed consistent understanding between pediatric
and proxy versions. The translated measures can be used in research, multinational
trials, and clinical practice.
Keywords
Pediatric, Proxy, Global Health, Linguistic Validation, PROMIS
P060 Differential Item Functioning by Language for PROMIS® Physical Function Items:
Application of a Two-Step Wald Approach
John Devin Peipert1, Aaron Kaat1, Felix Fischer2, Sandra Nolte2, Caroline B. Terwee3,
Ron D Hays4, Claude Messan Setodji5, Benjamin Schalet1
1Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern
University, Chicago, IL, USA; 2Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin
Berlin, Berlin, Germany; 3Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University
Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 4University of California, Los Angeles,
Los Angeles, CA, USA; 5RAND Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Background
This study used a two-step Wald approach to identify differential functioning (DIF)
between United States (US) English, German, and Dutch versions of PROMIS Physical
Function items.
Methods
We examined DIF on PROMIS Physical Function items commonly used in short forms in
US English (n=808), German (n=266), and Dutch (n=1995) using the FlexMIRT software.
A two-step Wald approach was used to determine DIF in item parameters. The first step
employs the Wald-2 approach to identify anchor items (items free of DIF). The Wald-2
fits two separate, multiple group graded response models, one with item parameters
constrained to be equal across groups and one with parameters freed, then uses a Wald
χ2 statistic to flag items for DIF; items with significant Wald χ2 at this stage are
flagged as DIF items and the remainder are retained as anchor items. Then, the process
is repeated comparing only items demonstrating DIF in step 1 with the Wald χ2.
Results
Most of the items in the analysis demonstrated DIF. In general, overall DIF was driven
by uniform DIF (constant DIF across trait levels) versus non-uniform DIF (non-constant
DIF across trait levels). For example, the Wald χ2 for US English vs. Dutch on item
PFA11 (“Are you able to do chores such as vacuuming or yard work?”) slope parameter
was χ2 = (1, N=2803) = 1.6, p=0.20. However, the Wald χ2 for this item’s intercept
was χ2 = (4, N=2803) = 107.1, p<0.001.
Conclusions
Future implementations of the German and Dutch versions of some PROMIS Physical Function
items should consider the potential for DIF in comparison to US English. These results
will be compared to other DIF methods, including an approach using propensity score
matched samples and quantifications of DIF magnitude using multiple approaches.
Keywords
Differential item functioning, item response theory, physical function
O061 Exploring the Potential of A Mixture-Computerized Adaptive Test for Use in Heterogeneous
Populations
Richard Sawatzky1,2, Bruno D. Zumbo3, Tolulope Sajobi4, Lara Russell2, Anne Gadermann2,3
Jacek Kopec3, Juxin Liu5, Pamela Ratner3, Amery Wu3, Lisa M. Lix6
1Trinity Western University, Canada; 2Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences,
Canada; 3University of British Columbia, Canada; 4University of Calgary, Canada; 5University
of Saskatchewan, Canada; 6University of Manitoba, Canada
Background
Computerized adaptive tests (CATs) are increasingly used for measuring patient-reported
outcomes (PROs) in heterogeneous populations. CAT-predicted PRO scores may be inaccurate
when sources of heterogeneity (e.g., sex, age, health status) are ignored. The Draper-Lindley-de
Finetti (DLD) framework of measurement validation provides a theoretical context for
applying latent variable mixture models (LVMMs) for obtaining heterogeneity-adjusted
CAT scores. Our objectives are to examine benefits and challenges of applying LVMMs
to estimate heterogeneity-adjusted CAT scores and to compare them to unadjusted scores.
Methods
Data for our expository analysis were based on responses to 39 items of the daily
activities domain of the CAT-5D-QOL. Respondents (N = 1,666) were recruited from a
rheumatology clinic (20%), a waiting list for knee or hip replacement (20%), and a
random stratified community sample (60%) in Canada. LVMMs were applied by specifying
a mixture polytomous item response theory (IRT) model with difficulty and discrimination
parameters free to vary across latent classes. The LVMM parameter estimates were used
to program a “mixture-CAT” for obtaining scores that are adjusted for probability
of class membership. Simulation was used to evaluate accuracy of scores.
Results
A 2-class LVMM resulted in improved model fit, relative to a 1-class model (class
proportions were 0.64 and 0.36). Latent class membership was only partially predicted
by several health status variables and age. Relative to a conventional CAT based on
1-class IRT parameter estimates (assuming no heterogeneity), a mixture-CAT based on
the 2-class LVMM parameter estimates (accommodating population heterogeneity) resulted
in improved accuracy.
Conclusions
Mixture-CATs could lead to improved accuracy of PRO scores in heterogeneous populations.
Related benefits may include improved efficiency and diversity in item selection.
However, these benefits rely on the ability to predict latent class membership, which
could be a challenge. The results provide impetus for further research on mixture-CATs
for measuring PROs.
Keywords
Computer adaptive test; latent variable mixture models; item response theory; population
heterogeneity
O062 Differential Item Functioning by Language for PROMIS® Physical Function: Applying
Ordinal Logistic Regression and Monte Carlo Simulations in Lordif
Benjamin D. Schalet1, Aaron Kaat1, John Devin Peipert1, Caroline B. Terwee 2, Felix
Fischer3, Sandra Nolte 3, David Cella1
1Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, USA;
2Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam,
The Netherlands; 3Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background
The PROMIS standard for differential item functioning (DIF) is hybrid logistic ordinal
regression (with lordif in R); DIF analysis validates score comparability across languages.
Methods
To detect and evaluate language DIF, we subjected data in US-English (n=808), German
(n=266), and Dutch (n=1995) for 19 commonly used PROMIS Physical Function items to
iterative ordinal logistic regression, item response theory estimation/scoring, and
Monte Carlo simulations in lordif. We first applied the conventional threshold of
pseudo R2 change (McFadden) = 0.02 (typically used in PROMIS analyses), as well as
the Chi-square threshold (alpha = .01). In addition, we computed R2 thresholds suggested
by Monte Carlo simulations (1000 replications, alpha =.01) under no DIF assumptions.
We repeated lordif runs, at small increasing thresholds of R2 thresholds to examine
which items consistently show the greatest overall DIF (uniform + non-uniform).
Results
No items were flagged for DIF with R2 change of 0.02. The Chi-square threshold, however,
flagged all items for DIF. The maximum R2 value suggested by Monte Carlo simulations
was 0.004; we re-ran the lordif function with incrementally higher R2 thresholds,
starting with 0.005 and increasing to 0.015. Five of the 19 items showed consistently
higher resulting values for R2 (> 0.01). These items showed mostly uniform DIF in
the same direction, such that US participants were less likely to endorse items. The
4-item scale (PROMIS-29) contains two of these DIF items, while the 6-item scale (PROMIS-43)
contains three. Language-specific location parameters were substantially different
from one another (mean difference = .3 to .5).
Conclusions
We found preliminary evidence for consequential DIF. Small, uniform effect sizes (R2
≈ 0.01) for two items can have a cumulative effect when the fixed-form is just 4-item
long. Results demonstrate the value of applying Monte Carlo simulations to determine
DIF thresholds. Limitations include the small German sample size.
Keywords
PROMIS, Physical Function, Language, Differential Item Functioning, Lordif, Simulation,
Dutch, German, English
P063 Are the Dutch-Flemish PROMIS Pain Interference and Pain Behavior Item Banks Essentially
Unidimensional?
Wouter Schuller1,2, Caroline B. Terwee1, Thomas Klausch1, Leo D. Roorda3, D.C. Rohrich1,
Raymond W. Ostelo1,4, Berend Terluin5, Henrica C.W. de Vet1
1 VU University Medical Center, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics and the
Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, P.O. box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The
Netherlands; 2 Spine Clinic, Mahoniehout 10-12, 1507 ED, Zaandam, The Netherlands;
3 Amsterdam Rehabilitation Research Center, Reade, Doctor Jan van Breemenstraat 2,
1056 AB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 4 Department of Health Science of the Faculty
of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The
Netherlands; 5 Department of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, Amsterdam
Public Health Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, van der Boechorststraat
7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Background: To study whether the Dutch-Flemish PROMIS Pain Interference and Pain Behavior
item banks can be considered essentially unidimensional.
Methods
In a large sample of patients with musculoskeletal complaints we studied the dimensionality
by confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) and by assessing local independency. A bi-factor
model was used to identify sub factors, and Omega-H and Explained Common Variance
(ECV) were calculated to assess whether multidimensionality was likely to lead to
biased parameters. A Graded Response Model was used to study item fit, and to estimate
slope and threshold parameters.
Results
The dimensionality of the Pain Interference item bank was evaluated in a sample of
1677 patients. We found evidence of suboptimal unidimensionality in CFA (CFI: 0.903,
TLI: 0.897, RSMEA: 0.144), and 99 item pairs with local dependence. A bi-factor model
showed good fit (CFI: 0.964, TLI: 0.961, RSMEA: 0.089), with a high Omega-H (0.97),
a high ECV (0.81), and no local dependence. The GRM showed good fit for all but two
items, slope parameters ranged from 1.00 to 4.27, and threshold parameters ranged
from -1.77 to 3.66.
The dimensionality of the Pain behavior item bank was evaluated in a sample of 1602
patients. We found suboptimal evidence of unidimensionality in CFA (CFI: 0.816, TLI:
0.806, RSMEA: 0.093), and fifteen item pairs (2%) with local dependence. A bi-factor
model showed better fit (CFI: 0.922, TLI: 0.915, RMSEA: 0.062), with a high Omega-H
(0.92) and a high ECV (0.70). The GRM showed good item fit, slope parameters ranged
from 0.60 to 2.00, and threshold parameters ranged from -2.05 to 6.80.
Conclusions
Despite evidence of suboptimal unidimensionality, the high Omega-H and ECV in bi-factor
analyses indicated that the Pain Interference and Pain Behavior item banks can be
considered essentially unidimensional.
Keywords
Pain Behavior item bank; Pain Interference item bank; bi-factor analysis; dimensionality;
P064 A Study of Cognitive, Emotional, Physical and Socioeconomic Factors Associated
with Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) Completion Post-Stroke
Alexander Smith¹, Jonathan Hewitt1, Terry Quinn2
¹ Division of Population Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK; 2 Institute of
Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences,
University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Background
The evidence base for Patient-Reported Outcomes use post-stroke either fails to report
or sufficiently evidence appropriate levels of acceptability. Primary research into
the factors that most affect PROM completion post-stroke is required to address insufficient
PROM acceptability and to enable the reporting of perceptions of health, quality of
life or the outcomes of treatment by stroke survivors.
Methods
Phase 1 will recruit participants following acute admission for cerebral infarction
or intracerebral haemorrhage. Baseline Assessment (14 Days or less Post-Stroke) consists
of a stroke-specific cognitive screen the Oxford Cognitive Screen (OCS) and an ultra-brief
Anxiety and Depression Screen the PHQ-4. At 90 to 120 Days Post-Stroke, participants
will be rescreened using the OCS & PHQ-4 before participants attempt to self-complete
the PROMIS-10. In Phase 2 participants unable to fully complete the PROMIS-10 will
be re-screened utilising the PHQ-4 & OCS and randomised 1:1 to self-complete either
the original PROMIS-10 or an ‘Accessible’ PROMIS-10. The design of the ‘Accessible’
PROMIS-10 will be derived from an analysis of the acceptability of the original PROMIS-10
in responding to cognitive, emotional, physical and socioeconomic factors. The ‘Accessible’
PROMIS-10 will feature adaptations to aid completion such as; visual analogue scales
(VAS), pictorial representations, larger font and bolding/ italicisation of key words.
The primary outcome of the study is PROMIS-10 completion rate (number who attempt
versus number that 100% complete). This will be analysed using a Chi-square test of
independence of the Original PROMIS-10 completion rate against the Accessible PROMIS-10
completion rate (Alpha 0.05 and Power 95%). Secondary outcomes such as completion
rate per question and as a percentage of questions completed will be analysed utilising
Logistic or Linear regression.
Results
Conclusions
The study will provide evidence for which factors are related with the ability to
complete PROMs post-stroke and will trial a method of addressing PROMs acceptability
post-stroke.
Keywords: Stroke, CVA, Patient-reported Outcomes, PROMIS, Acceptability
P065 Clinical Application and Usage of Patient Reported Outcome Measures in an Orthopaedic
Outpatient Setting
Amanda Spraggs-Hughes1, MA, Jason Guattery2, MS, Ryan P. Calfee1
1Washington University in St. Louis, USA; 2University of Pittsburgh, USA
Background
The objective is to outline collection methods and clinical usage of PROMIS measures
in the orthopaedic outpatient setting of an academic medical center.
Methods
The orthopaedic outpatient clinics of an academic medical center implemented the collection
of PROMIS assessments in the summer of 2015. Orthopaedic faculty and midlevel providers
were educated on the standard usage of PROMIS assessments and provided suggestions
for adoption in clinical practice.
Results
Presently, PROMIS assessments are collected for the outpatient clinical visits of
60 orthopaedic faculty and 17 midlevel providers across 7 separate locations in a
metropolitan area. PROMIS modules vary based on the population and the providers’
subspecialty. Assessments are delivered in computer adaptive testing (CAT) format
and results are delivered in real time to the electronic medical record (EMR).This
allows clinical providers to view a patient’s PROMIS score in the patient chart prior
to the initiation of the patient visit. Pediatric PROMIS depression administration
prompted parental complaints and resulted in our switch to delivery of pediatric peer
relationships. Formal patient feedback regarding PROMIS scores has recently been delivered
regarding adult Depression and Anxiety scores.
Conclusions
PROMIS has largely been incorporated into clinical practice successfully across practice
locations. Depression CAT’s selectively caused more complaints for pediatric visits
and that assessment was then discontinued. At this time, clinicians indicate that
they may review Physical Function scores but no thresholds or rules are followed to
allow those scores to change treatment. Given the inter-relationship between physical
and mental health, our clinicians have now formulated formal handouts for patients
to address heightened Anxiety and/or Depression scores at the time of clinical care.
Such response to mental health scores was delayed from the start of survey use as
processes required development and responses were established with additional input
from the University’s Psychiatry Department and legal team.
Keywords
PROMIS, Patient Reported Outcomes, Orthopaedic Surgery
P066 Research Applications of Patient Reported Outcome Measures in an Academic Orthopaedic
Surgery Department
Amanda Spraggs-Hughes1, MA, Jason Guattery2, MS, Ryan P. Calfee1
1Washington University in St. Louis, USA; 2University of Pittsburgh, USA
Background
The primary aim is to describe the research output resulting from the implementation
of routine PROMIS data collection in an academic orthopaedic surgery department.
Methods
The implementation of PRO data collection in the outpatient setting allowed for the
collection of PROMIS assessments in computer adaptive testing (CAT) modules prior
to patient visits. This informed the clinical decision making of the orthopaedic faculty
but also introduced the capability to use that data to research orthopaedic conditions
across subspecialties. Once approved by the local Institutional Review Board (IRB),
our faculty were able to utilize PROMIS scores in research studies in specialized
areas of focus.
Results
Presently, there are 5 peer reviewed journal articles in print resulting from our
department’s PROMIS data collection. There are an additional 10 research manuscripts
either in process or submitted pending review. At present, there are 31 IRB approved
studies investigating PROMIS measures in a variety of musculoskeletal conditions.
Interest in PROMIS data collection and reporting also prompted the formation of a
PROMIS study group within the department. This group’s purpose is to share best practices
in PRO related research methodology and statistical analysis.
Conclusions
The introduction of PROMIS data collection in the outpatient clinics at our institution
increased the usage and reporting of research related findings in musculoskeletal
injuries and conditions. Aided by an enthusiastic department chairman and widespread
institutional support, our clinical faculty’s interest in collecting and reporting
PROMIS data has increased precipitously. The large demand for PRO data within research
studies has also spurred further development of WUPRO to include greater research
functionality. This functionality includes multiple methods of REDCap integration
including direct data transfer to REDCap studies and integrating research forms alongside
clinical data which will further increase our ability to leverage clinical PRO data
collection to support research applications.
Keywords
PROMIS, Patient Reported Outcomes, Orthopaedic Surgery
P067 Using Individualized PROMIS® Short Forms to Measure the Effect Of Personalized
E-Health Perioperative Care on Postoperative Recovery After Abdominal Surgery
Eva van der Meij1,3, Johannes R Anema1, Caroline B Terwee2, Judith AF Huirne1,3 (on
behalf of the study team)
1Department of Public and Occupational Health; 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology;
3Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam,
The Netherlands
Background
We aim to show how PROMIS item banks can be used to develop individualized short forms
to measure more relevant outcomes for patients.
Methods
The effect of a new e-health intervention on return to normal activities was evaluated
by a randomized controlled trial in 344 patients undergoing various types of abdominal
surgery. Because “normal activities” is different for each patient, an individualized
outcome measure was used. Participants were asked to select at baseline eight items
from a pre-selected list of 29 items from the PROMIS V1.2 Physical Function item bank,
which in their view most reflected their day-to-day activities. A T-score on the PROMIS
metric was calculated for each patient based on their selected eight items. At follow-up
patients completed the same eight items and indicated whether or not they had resumed
these activities and if so, since when. The moment on which the last activity was
resumed was the primary outcome of the trial. The T-score at follow-up (corrected
for baseline) was the secondary outcome measure.
Results
Median time until return to normal activities was 5 days shorter for participants
in the intervention group as compared to the control group (p=0.011). The mean physical
function T-score was significantly higher at follow-up in the intervention group compared
with the control group (0.024).
Conclusions
This is the first study that evaluated the effect of e-health on return to normal
activities after abdominal surgery. Unique was the use of an individualized outcome
measure, taking advantage of validated IRT-based item banks. Participants selected
those activities that were most relevant for them in daily life and thus return to
normal activities was specific to the outcomes that matter to participants. In addition,
the selected activities matched the personalized e-health intervention. As a consequence,
the effect of the intervention could be measured very specifically.
Keywords
Randomized Controlled Trial, E-Health, Patient-Reported Outcomes, IRT, PROMIS
O068 Is PROMIS® Promising in Rehabilitation? A Pilot Study in Regular Care
F.M. van Vree 1,2, G. Volker 1, A.J. de Kloet 2,4, I.F. Groeneveld 1,2, J.J.L. Meesters
2,3,T.P.M. Vliet Vlieland 1,2,3, P.H. Goossens 1,3
1 Rijnlands Rehabilitation Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; 2 Sophia Rehabilitation
Center, the Hague, the Netherlands; 3 Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the
Netherlands; 4 The Hague University of Applied Sciences, the Hague, the Netherlands
Objective
To examine the feasibility of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information
System (PROMIS) in patients with various diagnoses in an outpatient rehabilitation
setting.
Methods
Single centre pilot study, using PROMIS short forms collected online, including the
PROMIS Ability to Participate in Social roles and activities (PROMIS-APS) and PROMIS
Satisfaction with Participation in Social roles (PROMIS-SPS). These scales have a
range from 0 to 100, where 50 depicts the average of the US population. Data were
obtained at start of outpatient rehabilitation between April 12th 2017 and August
20th 2018 in the Rijnlands Rehabilitation Centre in Leiden, The Netherlands. Patients’
age, diagnosis and sex were derived from electronic patient registries. Mean PROMIS-APS
and SPS t-scores and SD were calculated and compared between diagnosis, age groups
and gender using T-tests, One-Way Anova and multivariable regression analysis (GLM).
Results
639 patients completed the electronic versions of the PROMIS-APS and SPS scales (no
reminders sent, +/-50% response): 304 with acquired brain injury (Mean PROMIS-APS;
PROMIS-SPS 43,0;41,6), 92 with neuro muscular diseases (43,4;43,0), 88 with spinal
and nerve injury (42,6;41,8), 61 with musculoskeletal disease (42,1;41,2), 40 with
organ rehabilitation (43,9;41,4), 29 with chronic pain (40,0;38,8) and 22 with amputation
(43,2;39,3). Mean (±SD) age of participants was 55 years (±15), 321 (50%) were male.
Mean (+SD) PROMIS-APS t-score was 42,8 (+7,5) and PROMIS-SPS 41,6 (+7,7). Sex was
significantly associated with PROMIS-APS and with PROMIS-SPS t-scores. Differences
in means between diagnosis were not significant.
Conclusion
The PROMIS-APS and PROMIS-SPS scales were successfully completed online by half of
the patients admitted for outpatient rehabilitation, without sending reminders. The
PROMIS-APS and PROMIS-SPS t-scores were significantly lower than those of the US general
population within all diagnosis groups. Preliminary data showing changes overtime
will be presented.
P069 Collection of PROMIS® Measures Using a Digital Platform. Interim Results From
a Feasibility Study
T. Waters1, M. Ries2, G. Datta3, E. Davis4, D. Nathwani5, P. Sutton6, A. Bernstein7,
A. Turco8, D. De Faoite8, I. McNamara9
1St. Albans City Hospital, Waverley Rd, St Albans AL3 5PN, UK; 2Reno Orthopedic Clinic,
555 N Arlington Ave, Reno, NV 89503, US; 3University Hospital Southampton, Tremona
Rd, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK; 4The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, Russels Hall,
Pensnett Rd, Dudley DY1 2HQ, UK; 5Imperial College London, Charing Cross Campus, Margravine
Rd, Hammersmith, London W6 8RP, UK; 6Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,
Glossop Rd, Sheffield S10 2JF, UK; 7Wellframe Inc., 321 Summer Street, Boston, MA
02210; 8Smith & Nephew, Global Clinical Strategy, Oberneuhofstrasse 10d, 6340 Baar,
Switzerland; 9Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Colney Lane, Norwich, NR4 7UY,
UK
Background
Acquisition, interpretation and dissemination of clinical data are driving change
throughout the global healthcare market. Introduction of new regulatory requirements
also places increased emphasis on the need to generate relevant clinical data. A digital
platform to enhance patient engagement and collect patient-reported outcome measurements
(PROMs) was recently adapted for TKA patients. A 4-month long feasibility study was
initiated to gather feedback on the usability of this digital platform.
Methods
The digital platform consists of a patient mobile application (app) and a clinician
dashboard. The app collects a variety of PROMs, including some based on the Patient-Reported
Outcome Information System (PROMIS®). Additional features of the digital platform
include staff-patient messaging, reminders and educational articles.
Fifty-two patients (mean age 62.8 years, 56% females) were enrolled from 5 UK sites
and 1 US site from January 12, 2018 to April 19, 2018. This work reports upon the
results from this initial cohort of patients in terms of patient engagement and PROMIS®
CAT surveys completion. Four PROMIS® domains were measured: Physical Function, Depression,
Pain Interference and Pain Behaviour. Depending on their post-operative phase, a subset
of patients additionally responded to surveys to assess app user experience.
Results
The patients demonstrated willingness to engage with the platform. On average, 83%
of all enrolled patients engaged with the app at least once per week. Patients completed
77% of all PROMIS® CAT surveys during the considered timeframe, with similar survey
completion rates regardless of the scoped PROMIS® CAT domain. Patients that completed
the user experience questions responded a mean of 8.9/10 for the ease-of-use of the
app (n=22). 9/13 patients were successful (7/10 or higher) at using the information
from the app during their recovery.
Conclusions
The results so far collected show high patient engagement, app satisfaction and high
adherence to the PROMIS® CAT survey completion.
Keywords
Patient Engagement, PROMIS® CAT, Physical Function, Depression, Pain Interference,
Pain Behaviour, Clinical Research.
P070 PROMIS® Emotional Distress Scores as Cues for Action
Lari Wenzel, Jo Anne Tucker, Chelsea O McKinney, Dara Sorkin, Kathryn Osann, Edward
L Nelson
University of California, Irvine, USA
Objective
To determine if oncologists would independently utilize PROMIS scores as cues to action
when patients’ scores signaled emotional distress.
Methods
We used the static PROMIS-Emotional Distress fixed-length paper-pencil self-administered
short forms for depression (8 items) and anxiety (8 items) during consecutive outpatient
oncology visits from 2013 through 2017. Forms were scored by the medical assistant
during the patient visit, and provided to the clinician for review and follow-up,
as indicated. Clinicians were notified that a raw score equivalent to a T-score >
55 (i.e. at least 0.5 SD higher than the mean) warrant attention.
Results
PROMIS forms were completed during 12,526 patient encounters, yielding 4,569 unique
patients with at least one completed PROMIS assessment. Among these unique patients,
26% reported mild to severe distress. Among those who exhibited distress, 19% received
an action of any type, as noted in the chart. Women who experienced mild to severe
distress were significantly more likely to receive an action at 24% compared to their
male counterparts at 12% (p < 0.000). Patients of color, specifically Hispanic and
Asian patients, were more likely to report mild to severe distress (OR: 2.08 and 1.78
respectively, p < 0.000) even after adjusting for gender and age. Hispanic and Asian
patients were also more than twice as likely to receive an action from providers given
their scores (OR: 2.58 and 2.12 respectively, p < 0.000). Of the total providers,
33% administered actions when presented with informative distress trigger scores.
Conclusions
PROMIS emotional distress scores can provide meaningful prompts to action that address
mental health concerns in the general oncology outpatient setting. Findings also highlight
clinicians’ capacity to address a racial/ethnic disparity in reporting distress among
cancer patients. However, coaching, system-wide endorsement and electronic health
record score integration is needed for these scores to be actively utilized.
Keywords
Emotional Distress, Depression, Anxiety, Oncology, Cancer, Outpatient, Action, Disparity
P071 Social Deprivation's Impact on Physical and Mental Health in Orthopedic Patients
Melissa Wright, Casey M. Beleckas, BS; Muyibat Adelani, Christopher Dy, MPH, Regis
O'Keefe, Ryan P. Calfee
Washington University School of Medicine , USA
Background
This study assessed the impact of social deprivation on PROMIS Physical Function,
Pain Interference Depression, and Anxiety scores in patients presenting for orthopedic
care.
Methods
This cross sectional evaluation analyzed 7,500 new adult patients presenting to an
orthopedic center between August 1, 2016 and December 15, 2016. Patients completed
PROMIS Physical Function-v1.2, Pain Interference-v1.1, Depression-v1.0, and Anxiety-v1.0
Computer Adaptive Tests. The area deprivation index quantified social deprivation.
Statistical analysis determined the effect of disparate area deprivation (based on
most and least deprived national quartiles) for the entire population as well as patients
categorized by the orthopaedic subspecialty providing care.
Results
Patients living in the most deprived quartile had significantly worse mean scores
across all four PROMIS domains when compared to those living in the least deprived
quartile, (p<0.01). Significant differences on PROMIS domains according to deprivation
quartile was not evident for patients cared for by the Trauma, Oncology, and Spine
divisions, where PROMIS scores indicated poorer physical and mental health than patients
seeing other specialists.
Conclusions
Patients from areas of high social deprivation have worse PROMIS Physical Function,
Pain Interference, Depression, and Anxiety scores at presentation for orthopedic care.
However, in select patient populations with the worst baseline mental and physical
health scores, social deprivation does not further impact patient-reported health.
Keywords
PROMIS, Orthopedic, Social Deprivation, Socioeconomic
O072 Attitudes, Experiences, and Willingness to Use Of PRO Measures Among Health Professionals
In Oncology
Junghee Yoon1,2, Youngha Kim, MS1, Dongryul Oh 3, Mangyeong Lee, MS 2, Seonhwa Park1,
Juhee Cho1
1 Center for Clinical Epidemiology, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea; 2 Department
of Digital Health, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan Univesrity, Seoul, Korea; 3 Department of
Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
Background
Patient-reported outcome (PRO) has become an emerging outcome in oncology practice.
However, a little is known about health professionals’ attitudes toward PRO and using
experience. We aim to evaluate attitudes, experiences, and willingness to use of PRO
among physicians and nurses work with cancer patients in Korea.
Methods
This is a cross-sectional survey conducted with 139 physicians and 71 nurses from
August to September 2017 in Korea. Health professionals were recruited at the major
cancer conference in Korea. Ten questions were asked to assess attitudes, knowledge,
experience, and willingness to use the PRO for research and patient care. We also
evaluated health professionals’ needs and willingness to participate in education
and training to learn about the assessment of PRO.
Results
Of total, 27.6% of the study participants said that they were exposed to the PRO and
most of them learn about it from academic meetings or publication. Health professionals
consider themselves that they do not have appropriate knowledge about the PRO (2.9
out of 10, 0=no knowledge, 10= high knowledge) and majority participants (73.8%) had
intention to use PRO both for clinical care and research. In multivariate analysis,
being nurse, specializing medical oncology, and working at academic institution were
positively associated with experience with PRO. Most of the study participants (88.1%)
have willingness to have education about PRO.
Conclusions
While oncology health professionals had limited experience, they had positive attitudes
towards the PRO suggesting the needs of education and training for the health professionals.
Keywords
Patient-Reported Outcomes, attitudes, oncology, education
O073 Development and Validation of the PROMIS®-Plus OA-K Profile Measure
Susan E. Yount1, Michael A. Kallen1, Karen E. Schifferdecker2, Kathleen L. Carluzzo2,
Lynn M. Marshall3, Kathryn Schabel3, William Robb4, David W. Manning1, Elliott S.
Fisher2, David Cella1
1Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA; 2Geisel School
of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Lebanon, NH, USA; 3Oregon Health and Science University,
Portland, OR, USA; 4Illinois Bone and Joint Institute, Glenview, IL; Pritzker School
of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Background
We sought to tailor a set of universal patient-reported outcomes measures (The Patient-Reported
Outcomes Measurement Information System®; PROMIS®) by integrating items specific to
osteoarthritis of the knee (OA-K), thus facilitating comparisons to other conditions
and the general population while enhancing OA-K sensitivity and clinical relevance.
Methods
Eight focus groups with OA-K patients (N=68) and phone interviews with clinicians
(N=6) were conducted. Through an iterative process, existing items were reviewed,
new items drafted, and items revised and cognitively tested (N=10 patients). In a
cross-sectional sample of OA-K patients, we estimated reliability (internal consistency
N=600; test-retest subsample N=100). We conducted convergent/divergent validity analyses
using Pearson r and Spearman rho correlations with Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis
Outcome Score (KOOS) subscores and known-groups validity testing with PROMIS Global
Health (high vs. low Physical and Mental status). Measure responsiveness was tested
via paired t-tests in a longitudinal sample of 238 OA-K patients pre-/post-total knee
replacement.
Results
PROMIS-Plus OA-K includes 76 items from 14 domains: 52 existing PROMIS items and 24
new OA-K-specific items. For cross-sectional analyses, internal consistency reliability
(Cronbach’s alpha) was 0.67-0.95, with alpha ≥0.70 in 10 of 12 domains. Test-retest
reliability (intraclass correlation coefficients) were all ≥0.90. Correlations with
KOOS subscores and PROMIS Global supported expected convergent (r/rho >0.60) and divergent
validity (r/rho <0.30). We demonstrated known-groups validity with evidence of better
health status in all PROMIS-Plus OA-K domains for high Global Physical and Mental
status groups compared to low status groups. In our longitudinal sample, all PROMIS-Plus
OA-K domains had statistically significantly (p<0.001) better health status scores
at follow up vs. baseline.
Conclusions
The PROMIS-Plus OA-K Profile demonstrated good psychometric characteristics. The measure’s
enhanced relevance to OA-K patients may facilitate patient-centered care and research.
Select domains can be administered, based on the preference and aims of the clinician,
researcher and patient.
Keywords
Patient-Reported Outcomes, Knee Osteoarthritis, PROMIS
O074 Validation of PROMIS® Profile-29 v2.0 (Polish version) Among Orthopedic Patients
Żukowska A.1,2,4, Dymitrowicz M.1,2,4, Glinkowski W.1,2,3,4,5
1 Polish Telemedicine and eHealth Society, Warsaw, Poland; 2 Center of Excellence
“TeleOrto”, for Telediagnostics and Treatment of Injuries and Disorders of the Locomotor
System, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland, 3 Gabinet Lekarski, Warsaw, Poland;
4 polskipromis.pl; 5Faculty of Health Sciences and Physical Education, Kazimierz Pulaski
University of Technology and Humanities in Radom, Radom, Poland
Objective
Many patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments used in musculoskeletal disorders
and injuries trials in Poland are limited by lack of validation, licensing fees, and
complicated scoring systems. We assessed the construct validity for discriminative
purposes of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System 29-item Health
Profile (PROMIS-29), measuring health status in orthopedic patients. Patient Reported
Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) provides standardized measures across
domains of physical, mental, and social health. Patients with orthopedic diseases
and dysfunctions suffer not only form physical limitations and pain but also from
depression. This study evaluated the reliability and construct validity of PROMIS
Profile-29 v.2.0 (Polish version) instrument.
Patients and Methods
Patients suffering from the degenerative joint disease (osteoarthritis of the knee,
hip, and spine) were enrolled in the study. The translation from the English language
to the Polish language, synthesis, back-translation, revision and cognitive testing
were performed. Paper-and-pencil version of PROMIS Profile-29 v.2.0 (Polish version)
was used. The test-retest the questionnaire was administered twice with 24-72 hours
time interval. Data were analyzed with Scoring Service provided by Assessment Center
(www.assessmentcenter.net), and PROMIS Wave 1 was chosen as a calibration sample.
Each domain of PROMIS Profile-29 is scored individually. Physical Function, Pain Interference,
and Depression domains were selected as the most relevant for orthopedic patients
with the degenerative joint disease. Internal consistency of the translated questionnaire
was tested by Cronbach's alpha, test-retest reliability was examined by the intra-class
correlation coefficient (ICC).
Results
Ninety patients with the degenerative joint disease (osteoarthritis of the knee, hip,
and spine) participated in a cross-sectional study at orthopedic and orthopedic rehabilitation
outpatient clinics completed the Polish version of the PROMIS Profile-29 v.2.0. The
group consisted of 39 men and 51 women. The average age was 66 years (34 ÷ 85 yrs;
± 12 yrs ). Women average age was 65 years (40 ÷ 83 yrs; ± 12 yrs ), men average age
was 68 years (34 ÷ 85 yrs; ± 12 yrs ). Internal consistency tested by the Cronbach's
alpha (0.82 – 0.93) was good to excellent. The intra-class correlation coefficient
was R = 0,90 (95% confidence interval: 0.04 – 0,11).
Conclusion
The results showed that PROMIS Profile-29 v.2.0 (Polish version) is a valid tool to
utilize among orthopedic patients with the degenerative joint disease. The measurement
instrument has good to excellent reported test-retest reliability measured over durations
of time ranging from 1 to 3 days. PROMIS Profile-29 v.2.0 (Polish version) is an effective
tool to measure patient-reported outcomes and feasible to use in clinical trials in
Poland.
Keywords
Orthopedic Patients, Musculoskeletal Disorsders, Degenerative Joint Disease, Osteoarthritis,
PROMIS Profile-29 V.2.0 - Polish Version