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01-09-2009

Building PROMIS item banks: librarians as co-investigators

Auteurs: Mary Klem, Ester Saghafi, Rebecca Abromitis, Angela Stover, Mary Amanda Dew, Paul Pilkonis

Gepubliceerd in: Quality of Life Research | Uitgave 7/2009

Abstract

Purpose

There is growing interest in the use of item response theory (IRT) for creation of measures of health-related quality of life (HRQOL). A first step in IRT modeling is development of item banks. Our aim is to describe the value of including librarians and to describe processes used by librarians, in the creation of such banks.

Method

Working collaboratively with PROMIS researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, a team of librarians designed and implemented comprehensive literature searches in a selected set of information resources, for the purpose of identifying existing measures of patient-reported emotional distress.

Results

A step-by-step search protocol developed by librarians produced a set of 525 keywords and controlled vocabulary terms for use in search statements in 3 bibliographic databases. These searches produced 6,169 literature citations, allowing investigators to add 444 measurement scales to their item banks.

Conclusion

Inclusion of librarians on the Pittsburgh PROMIS research team allowed investigators to create large initial item banks, increasing the likelihood that the banks would attain high measurement precision during subsequent psychometric analyses. In addition, a comprehensive literature search protocol was developed that can now serve as a guide for other investigators in the creation of IRT item banks.

vorige artikel Development of physical and mental health summary scores from the patient-reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS) global items

volgende artikel Readability estimates for commonly used health-related quality of life surveys

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Titel: Building PROMIS item banks: librarians as co-investigators
Auteurs: Mary Klem
Ester Saghafi
Rebecca Abromitis
Angela Stover
Mary Amanda Dew
Paul Pilkonis
Publicatiedatum: 01-09-2009
Uitgeverij: Springer Netherlands
Gepubliceerd in: Quality of Life Research / Uitgave 7/2009
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-009-9498-7

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