The expansion and validation of a new upper extremity item bank for the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System® (PROMIS)

• Main Authors: Aaron J. Kaat (Author), Chester " Trip" Buckenmaier (Author), Karon F. Cook (Author), Nan E. Rothrock (Author), Benjamin D. Schalet (Author), Richard C. Gershon (Author), Mark S. Vrahas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System® (PROMIS) includes a Physical Function (PF) item bank and an Upper Extremity (UE) item bank, which is composed of a subset of items from the PF bank. The UE item bank has few items and known ceiling effects. Therefore,...