Comparing PROMIS computer-adaptive tests to the Brief Symptom Inventory in patients with prostate cancer
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Purpose This study assessed whether the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) computer-adaptive tests (CATs) provided results similar to those of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) with a low patient burden.Methods Secondary data analysis of 136 prostate cancer patients who completed the 53-item BSI and the PROMIS CATs assessing depression, anxiety, and hostility.Results The PROMIS CATs and BSI correlated significantly in measures of depression (.85), anxiety (.76), and anger/hostility (.66; p < .001 for all). Using our BSI cutoff points for depression, anxiety, and anger/hostility, ROC analysis yielded areas under the curve of .966 [standard error (SE) = .014, p < .001], .975 (SE = .012, p < .001), and .952 (SE = .027, p < .001), respectively.Conclusions PROMIS CATs were highly correlated with the BSI subscales, indicating that the CATs performed well compared with the BSI, a widely used psychosocial measure.
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PROMIS measures were initially developed with cancer patients' input, and a growing body of research has documented their reliability and validity for use with cancer patients, including those with advanced disease.
“PROMIS measures were initially developed with cancer patients’ input [32], and a growing body of research has documented the measures’ reliability and validity for use with cancer patients, including those with advanced disease [33–35].”
From Symptom experiences in metastatic breast cancer patients: relationships to activity engagement, value-based living, and psychological inflexibility (2017) · cites this paper as [33]
The Introduction and Results report a study of non-metastatic prostate cancer patients in which PROMIS computer-adaptive tests correlated significantly with the Brief Symptom Inventory, supporting validity in that group. The paper does not report reliability testing or establish validity in patients with advanced disease. The separate claim about cancer patients’ input is attached to citation [32], not this source. (LLM, conf=0.86)
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- Authors
- Baum, G., Basen-Engquist, K., Swartz, M. C., Parker, P. A., & Carmack, C. L.
- Affiliations
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- Corresponding author
- Carmack, Cindy L.
- Venue
- Quality of Life Research
- Published
- 2014-02-16
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 2031-2035
- ISSN
- 0962-9343 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-2649
- PMC
- PMC4371595
- OpenAlex
- W2001831290
- Cited by
- 18
- References
- 24
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 6
- FWCI
- 1.29
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Quality of Life Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5r21ca126854-02)
- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- National Cancer Institute (CA-16672, R21 CA126854, 5R21CA126854-02, P30CA016672)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- PROMIS, computerized adaptive testing, Brief Symptom Inventory, prostate cancer, depression, anxiety, hostility, patient-reported outcomes, psychosocial assessment, psychometric validation, receiver operating characteristic
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Anger, Anxiety, Computers, Depression, Health Status Indicators, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prostatic Neoplasms, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, ROC Curve
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