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ArticleInternational journal of methods in psychiatric research2025

A Multinational Comparison Study of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Anxiety, Depression, and Anger Item Bank in the General Population.

Jiseon Lee, Yeonjung Lim, Dong Gi Seo, Minji K Lee, Benjamin D Schalet, Felix Fischer, Matthias Rose, Danbee Kang, Juhee Cho

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Article in International journal of methods in psychiatric research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  2. [Assessment of patient-reported outcomes as an instrument for patient-centered care?]Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2026
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Jiseon LeeDepartment of Clinical Research Design & Evaluation, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea.
Yeonjung LimDepartment of Clinical Research Design & Evaluation, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea.
Dong Gi SeoDepartment of Psychology, Hallym University, Chuncheon-si, South Korea.
Minji K LeeDepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Benjamin D SchaletDepartment of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Felix FischerDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9693-6676
Matthias RoseDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Danbee KangDepartment of Clinical Research Design & Evaluation, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-0244-7714
Juhee ChoDepartment of Clinical Research Design & Evaluation, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea.

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea 2020R1I1A2074210
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study aimed to compared Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) anxiety, depression, and anger item bank among Korean, US and Dutch general population.

methodsBetween December 2021 and January 2022, we surveyed representative Korean participants (N = 2699). Then we compared the mean T-scores of PROMIS anxiety, depression, and anger full items bank among Korean, US (N = 1696) and the Dutch (N = 1002) populations. Differential item-functioning (DIF) analyses were also performed. We also compared each score by age group, sex, presence of comorbidities, and general health status.

resultsIn Korean, the mean T-scores for anxiety, depression, and anger were 45.3 (standard deviation [SD] = 11.6), 48.4 (SD = 11.2), and 44.9 (SD = 12.6), respectively. Among the general population in Korea, patients aged 35-44 years and those with comorbidities had higher anxiety, depression, and anger scores. In the DIF analyses between the US and Korean populations, 28%, 32%, and 45% were flagged for uniform or non-uniform DIF in anxiety, depression and anger, respectively.

conclusionsConsidering the cultural differences, we recommend using a harmonized approach that includes country-specific reference values while retaining a standardized core set of items to enable cross-country comparability.

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AngerAnxietyDepressionPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresAdolescentAdultAgedCross-Cultural ComparisonFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNetherlandsRepublic of KoreaUnited StatesYoung Adultemotional distressgeneral populationpatient‐reported outcomesPROMIS

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PMCPMC11685171

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