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ArticleBMC public health2025

Reference values for the PROMIS

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

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Jiseon Lee *Department of Clinical Research Design & Evaluation, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, 06351, Republic of Korea.
Danbee Kang *Department of Clinical Research Design & Evaluation, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, 06351, Republic of Korea.
Yeonjung LimDepartment of Clinical Research Design & Evaluation, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, 06351, Republic of Korea.
Dong Gi SeoDepartment of Psychology, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
Minji K LeeDepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, 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.
Matthias RoseDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Juhee ChoDepartment of Clinical Research Design & Evaluation, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, 06351, Republic of Korea. jcho@skku.edu.

Funding

National Research Foundation RS-2024-00440881National Research Foundation of Korea 2020R1I1A2074210
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe aimed to obtain general population-based Korean reference values for the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Physical Function (PF) item bank v2.0 and to compare them with US and Netherlands reference values.

methodsIn April 2021, we surveyed Korean representative participants (N = 2,124) using the PROMIS PF item bank. We compared the mean T-scores of the Netherlands (N = 1,310) and US populations (N = 1,646) using ANOVA by age group, sex, presence of comorbidities, and general health. We also performed Differential item functioning (DIF) analyses between the US and Korea populations.

resultsIn Korean, the PF T-score was 55.3 (SD = 9.1), ranging from 28.7 to 77.6. This score was higher compared to the mean score of 50.0 in the US and 49.8 in the Netherlands general populations. Differences in PF were generally observed in all age and sex groups. In the PF item bank, 57 of 131 items were flagged for uniform or nonuniform DIF. Among the general population in Korea, older adults, women, those with lower levels of education, and those with comorbidities had lower levels of PF compared to their counterparts in the general Korean population.

conclusionsConsidering the cultural differences between Western and Asian countries, we recommend establishing country-specific reference values on a global scale.

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Patient Reported Outcome MeasuresPhysical Functional PerformanceAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNetherlandsReference ValuesRepublic of KoreaSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesYoung AdultGeneral populationPatient-reported outcomesPhysical functionPROMIS

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