ArticleJournal of pain and symptom management2017
Computerized Adaptive Testing in Pediatric Brain Tumor Clinics.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Severe fatigue after treatment for childhood cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
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- Patient-reported outcome measures in cancer care: Integration with computerized adaptive testing.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2023Article
- Patient-reported outcome measures in children, adolescents, and young adults with palliative care needs-a scoping review.BMC palliative care · 2023Article
- Comparison of CAT and short forms for PROMIS pain and physical health domains in children with sickle cell disease.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2023Article
- Comparison of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Computerized Adaptive Testing Versus Fixed Short Forms in Juvenile Myositis.Arthritis care & research · 2023Article
- Recommendations for the surveillance of cancer-related fatigue in childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer survivors: a report from the International Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Guideline Harmonization Group.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2020Review
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- Using the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) to measure symptom burden reported by patients with brain tumors.Pediatric blood & cancer · 2019Article
- Corticosteroid use endpoints in neuro-oncology: Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology Working Group.Neuro-oncology · 2018Review
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Abstract
contextMonitoring of health-related quality of life and symptoms of patients with brain tumors is needed yet not always feasible. This is partially due to lack of brief-yet-precise assessments with minimal administration burden that are easily incorporated into clinics. Dynamic computerized adaptive testing (CAT) or static fixed-length short forms, derived from psychometrically sound item banks, are designed to fill this void.
objectiveThis study evaluated the comparability of scores obtained from CATs and short forms.
methodsPatients (ages 7-22 years) were recruited from brain tumor clinics and completed Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System CATs and short forms (Fatigue, Mobility, Upper Extremity, Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety, and Peer Relationships). Pearson correlations, paired t-tests, and Cohen's d were used to evaluate the relationship, significant differences, and the magnitude of the difference between these two scores, respectively.
resultsData from 161 patients with brain tumors were analyzed. Patients completed each CAT within 2 minutes. Scores obtained from CATs and short forms were highly correlated (r = 0.95-0.98). Significantly different CAT vs. short-form scores were found on 4 (of 6) domains yet with negligible effect sizes (|d| < 0.09). These relationships varied across patients with different levels of reported symptoms, with the strongest association at the worst or best symptom scores.
conclusionsThis study demonstrated the comparability of scores from CATs and short forms. Yet the agreement between these two varied across degrees of symptom severity which was a result of the ceiling effects of static short forms. We recommend CATs to enable individualized assessment for longitudinal monitoring.
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