Overview
The PROMIS SF v1.0 – Dyspnea-Severity 5b includes 5 items from part I of the FACIT-Dyspnea adopted by the PROMIS Health Organization.
MEASURE NAME:
Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System - Short Form - Dyspnea-Severity 5b
VERSION:
1
NUMBER OF ITEMS:
5
PATIENT POPULATION:
Dyspnea patients 18 years and older
RECALL PERIOD:
Past 7 days
RESPONSE SCALE:
4 point Likert-type scale
DATA COLLECTION:
Paper and electronic
ADMINISTRATION:
Self-administration and interview when applicable
SUBSCALE DOMAINS:
Severity
TIME FOR COMPLETION:
Less than 5 minutes
SCORING:
PROMIS Scoring Service: http://www.healthmeasures.net/score-and-interpret/calculate-scores/scoring-instructions
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Language Availability
Available translations of the PROMIS-SF-v1.0-Dyspnea-Severity 5b can be obtained by registering for permission. Users are not permitted to translate the PROMIS-SF-v1.0-Dyspnea-Severity 5b without permission from FACIT.org. Permission from FACIT.org to translate the PROMIS-SF-v1.0-Dyspnea-Severity 5b may also be contingent upon timeline expectations and availability of FACIT staff. Translations must undergo a rigorous methodology under the guidance of FACIT.org which includes multiple translators, QA steps and cognitive interviews with patients. For commercial use, FACITtrans is the approved translation vendor to translate the FACIT measurement system.
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Licensing
Licensing fees are assessed on a per trial/per measure basis for commercial use. There is no fee for use of the English version, but a license should be obtained.
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Selected References
Choi, S., Victorson, D., Yount, S., Anton, S., & Cella, D. Development of a conceptual framework and calibrated item banks to measure patient reported dyspnea severity and related functional limitations. Value in Health 2011; 14: 291-306.
Ruo, B., Choi, S., Baker, D., Grady, K., & Cella,D. Development and validation of a computer adaptive test measuring dyspnea in heart failure. Journal of Cardiac Failure 2010; 16(8): 659-668. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2010.03.002.
Victorson, D., Anton, S., Hamilton, A., Yount, S., & Cella, D. A conceptual model of the experience of dyspnea and functional limitations in COPD. Value in Health 2009; 12(6): 1018-1025.
Yount, S., Choi, S., Victorson, D., Ruo, B., Ray, D., Cella, D., Anton, S., & Hamilton, A. (2011) Brief, valid measures of dyspnea and related functional limitations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Value in Health 2011; 14: 307-315.
Bonomi, A.E., Cella, D.D., Hahn, E.A., Bjordal, K., Sperner, B., Gangeri, L., Bergman, B., Willems, J., Hanquet, P., & Zittoun, R. Multilingual translation of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT) quality of life measurement system. Quality of Life Research 1996; 5: 309-320.
Eremenco, S., Arnold, B., Cella, D. A comprehensive method for the translation and cross-cultural validation of health status questionnaires. Evaluation & the Health Professions 2005; 28(2): 212-232.
Webster K., Cella D., Yost K. The Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT) measurement system: Properties applications, and interpretation. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2003; 1(1): 79-85.
Yost K.J., Eton D.T. Combining distribution- and anchor-based approaches to determine minimally important differences: The FACIT experience. Evaluation & the Health Professions 2005; 28(2): 172-191.
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