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ArticleHealth and quality of life outcomes2025

Psychometric evaluation of the PROMIS

Manshu Yang, San Keller, Parisa Rafiee, Jin-Mann S Lin

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Manshu YangUniversity of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA. myang@uri.edu.
San KellerAmerican Institutes for Research, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Parisa RafieeUniversity of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Jin-Mann S LinCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.

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CDC HHS 75D30122P14911
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Abstract

backgroundMyalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a debilitating, long-term illness that significantly impairs physical functioning. Despite its impact, the use of modern generic instruments to assess physical function in this population remains underexplored. This study aims to assess the psychometric properties of the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System

methodsThis study included 334 participants (173 with ME/CFS and 161 healthy controls) who took part in a Cognitive and Exercise sub-study of the Multi-Site Clinical Assessment of ME/CFS study from six clinics across the US. Data was used to examine the ceiling/floor effects, internal consistency reliability, known-groups validity, and convergent validity of the PROMIS PF-SF.

resultsThe mean T-score of the PROMIS PF-SF was 40.5 for participants with ME/CFS, about one standard deviation below the national norm (T-score = 50). The PROMIS PF-SF showed no substantial floor/ceiling effects and high internal consistency (standardized Cronbach's α = 0.88 and ω = 0.92). In addition, this instrument showed good known-groups validity with medium-to-large effect sizes (η

conclusionsThe PROMIS PF-SF 12a demonstrated satisfactory reliability and validity for use in ME/CFS research and clinical practice.

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Fatigue Syndrome, ChronicPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPsychometricsAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesConvergent validityInternal consistency reliabilityKnown-groups validityMyalgic encephalomyelitis/Chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)Physical functionPROMIS

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