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Progress in Assessing Physical Function in Arthritis: PROMIS Short Forms and Computerized Adaptive Testing
Journal of Rheumatology, 09/14/09
Fries JF et al. – Improved items and instruments yielded better information. The PROMIS HAQ is currently available and considered validated. The new PROMIS short forms, after validation, are likely to represent further improvement. CAT–based physical function/disability assessment offers superior performance over static forms of equal length.
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