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Table 5. Reliability and efficiency of the PROMIS CATs and SFs and legacy questionnaires for
caregivers of adults.
PROMIS CAT Reliability Number of items Floor
(%)
Ceiling
(%)
Number of
participants
Mean SE Max
PROMIS Physical Function 2.0 5.3 4 13 0 0 43
PROMIS Social Roles and
2.0 5.3 4 12 4.8 0 42
Activities
PROMIS Depression 2.2 6.4 4 9 0 4.8 42
PROMIS Anxiety 2.2 7.4 5 12 0 2.4 42
PROMIS Fatigue 2.1 5.7 4 12 0 0 42
PROMIS Sleep Disturbance 2.2 9.5 7 12 0 0 42
Mean SE Number of items PROMIS SF Mean Min Floor
(%)
Ceiling
(%)
Number of
participants
PROMIS Anger 3.3 5 2.4 2.4 41
PROMIS Cognitive
2.7 8 0 9.8 41
Functioning – Abilities
Legacy subscale Reliability
(α)
Number of items Floor
Ceiling
Number of
(%)
(%)
participants1
SF-36 Physical functioning 0.95 10 3.6 10.7 28
SF-36 Role limitations due to
0.95 4 10.7 28.6 28
physical health problems
SF-36 Role limitations due to
0.98 3 10.8 35.7 28
emotional problems
SF-36 Energy/fatigue 0.67 4 0 0 28
SF-36 Emotional well-being 0.86 5 0 0 28
SF-36 Social functioning 0.62 2 0 21.4 28
SF-36 Bodily pain 0.87 2 0 25 28
SF-36 General health 0.81 5 0 0 28
ABCL Anxious/depressed 0.94 14 28.6 0 21
ABCL Withdrawn 0.86 9 19.0 0 21
ABCL Attention problems 0.83 17 4.8 0 21
ABCL Aggressive behaviour 0.86 16 14.3 0 21
PROMIS, Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System; CAT, Computerized
Adaptive Testing; SF, Short Form; SF-36, Short Form-36 Health Survey; ARS, Adult Self Report.
1After completing the core PROM set, participants could opt to complete additional legacy
questionnaires. Consequently, sample sizes for the legacy questionnaires were lower than for the
PROMIS CATs and SFs.
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