Measures Registry

PROMIS-29 (Anxiety and Depression Subscales)

Description

The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System-29 (PROMIS-29) is a compilation of multiple subscales that assess pain intensity across seven health domains (physical function, fatigue, pain interference, depressive symptoms, anxiety, ability to participate in social roles and activities, and sleep disturbance). The mental health summary score is composed of the anxiety and depression symptom summary scores.

Purpose

The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) is a National Institutes of Health initiative to develop high-quality self-report measures of health. This includes subscales that assess pain intensity across the seven main health domains.

Population

Adults

Year of Publication

2018

Reference

Hays, R. D., Spritzer, K. L., Schalet, B. D., & Cella, D. (2018). PROMIS®-29 v2.0 profile physical and mental health summary scores. Quality of Life Research 27, 1885-1891. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-018-1842-3

Number of Items

Scale Types (Likert=Likert Type; MC=Multiple Choice; T/F=True/False; OR=Open Response)

Likert Type

Likert: Responses change depending on the item (e.g., 1 = Unable to do to 5 = Without any difficulty; 1 = Never to 5 = Always)

Subscales

PROMIS Pain Intensity item (Global07) PROMIS SF v1.0 Physical Function 4a PROMIS SF v1.0 Fatigue 4a PROMIS SF v1.0 Pain Interference 4a PROMIS SF v1.0 Depressive Symptoms 4a PROMIS SF v1.0 Anxiety 4a PROMIS SF v2.0 Ability to Participate in Social Roles and Activities 4a PROMIS SF v1.0 Sleep Disturbance 4a

Scoring

The PROMIS-29 uses a t-score metric via Assessment Center to score each respondent. To score the PROMIS-29, the Assessment Center software must be downloaded. Additional information about this software can be found in the Measures section of the source article.

Administration

Self-Administered

Readability/ Literacy Level

N/A

Languages

Available in multiple languages. Visit this website to view all available translations: https://www.healthmeasures.net/explore-measurement-systems/promis/intro-to-promis/available-translations

Reliability

N/A

Validity

The PROMIS-29 was compared to the SF-36 to demonstrate the validity of the PROMIS-29. The PROMIS-29 mental health summary score demonstrated a correlation of 0.82 with the SF-36 mental component summary score, demonstrating a high correlation and high validity of the measure.

Limitations

N/A

Availability

Publicly Available

Cost

Free

Other Considerations

N/A