The Psychometric Performance of the PROMIS Smoking Assessment Toolkit: Comparisons of Real-Data Computer Adaptive Tests, Short Forms, and Mode of Administration

Stucky, Brian D.; Huang, Wenjing; Edelen, Maria Orlando

doi:10.1093/ntr/ntv083

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“…The fixed form scales typically range from 4 to 8 items that do not vary but were provided by PROMIS developers for the many settings where CAT administration is not yet feasible. Since fixed forms provide reliable scores that may not differ substantially from CAT-derived scores, at least for clinical decision-making, the decision of whether to use fixed-forms vs. CAT can be tailored to the health care system's setting and resources[3,[44][45][46][47][48], including the degree to which patient portals enabling self-administration of such measures are implemented among its population.Regarding raw vs. T-scores, the latter are preferable since for all scales, a T-score of 50 is the population norm and every 10 points is one standard deviation. However, conversion of raw to T-scores requires the use of tables which if done manually requires extra clinician time.…”

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PROMIS 4-item measures and numeric rating scales efficiently assess SPADE symptoms compared with legacy measures

Kroenke

Stump

Kean

et al. 2019

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

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Objective: The 5 SPADE symptoms (sleep, pain, anxiety, depression, and low energy/fatigue) are among the most prevalent and disabling symptoms in clinical practice. This study evaluates the minimally important difference (MID) of PROMIS measures and their correspondence with other brief measures to assess SPADE symptoms. Study Design and Setting: 300 primary care patients completed a 4-item PROMIS scale, a numeric rating scale (NRS), and a non-PROMIS legacy scale for each of the 5 SPADE symptoms. Optimal NRS cutpoints were examined and cross-walk units for converting legacy measure scores to PROMIS scores were determined. PROMIS scores corresponding to standard deviation (SD) and standard error of measurement (SEM) changes in legacy scores were used to estimate MID. Results: At an NRS ≥ 5, the mean PROMIS T-score exceeded 55 (the operational threshold for a clinically meaningful symptom) for each SPADE symptom. Correlations were high (0.70-0.86) between each PROMIS scale and its corresponding non-PROMIS legacy scale. Changes in non-PROMIS legacy scale scores of 0.35 SD and 1 SEM corresponded to mean PROMIS Tscores of 2.92 and 3.05 across the 5 SPADE symptoms, with changes in 0.2 and 0.5 SD corresponding to mean PROMIS T-scores of 1.67 and 4.16 Conclusion: A 2-step screening process for SPADE symptoms might use single-item NRS scores, proceeding to PROMIS scales for NRS scores ≥ 5. A PROMIS T-score change of 3 points represents a reasonable MID estimate, with 2 to 4 points approximating lower and upper bounds.

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PROMIS 4-item measures and numeric rating scales efficiently assess SPADE symptoms compared with legacy measures

Kroenke

Stump

Kean

et al. 2019

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

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“…More detailed information about the demographic and smoking characteristics of the samples can be found in Stucky et al (in press) and in Table S1 of the online supplementary material.…”

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“…qualitative methods (Edelen et al, 2012) followed by modern psychometric techniques (e.g., item-factor analysis and item response theory (IRT), Hansen et al, 2014), we identified six unidimensional banks and developed fixed-length short forms (SFs) and dynamic computer adaptive tests (CATs) to measure these distinct constructs among daily and nondaily smokers. The banks’ psychometric properties, including their reliability and initial validity, are reported in a special supplement of Nicotine and Tobacco Research (Hitsman, 2014), and new analyses indicate that the psychometric performance of the banks is sound and comparable across form (SF vs. CAT) and mode of administration (paper and pencil vs. computer; Stucky, Huang & Edelen, in press). …”

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Additional validity evidence for the PROMIS Smoking Assessment Toolkit

Edelen

Huang

Stucky

2016

Addictive Behaviors

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Introduction The Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) Smoking Initiative has developed six item banks for assessing smoking behaviors and biopsychosocial correlates of smoking among daily and nondaily adult cigarette smokers. This paper presents new validity evidence for the item banks including correlations of the item banks to the existing legacy measures of smoking (Fagerström Test of Nicotine Dependence (FTND), Questionnaire of Smoking Urges (QSU), and the Wisconsin Inventory of Smoking Dependence Motives (WISDM)). Methods Using data from a follow-up sample (N=491) and a community sample (N=369) of adult daily and nondaily smokers, we replicated the findings from Edelen et al. (2014a) and examined the correlations of legacy smoking measures with the new item bank scores. Results Preliminary validity findings were largely replicated with the new data. Correlations among the banks are moderate and bank score associations with measures of smoking behavior, quitting history, and other PROMIS measures follow expected patterns (e.g., nicotine dependence is most strongly associated with smoking quantity and time to first cigarette of the day; health and psychosocial expectancies are most related to quitting recency and interest). Correlations of bank scores with legacy measures are moderate to strong. The PROMIS nicotine dependence scores were most strongly associated with the legacy instruments. Conclusions These analyses provide strong evidence for the validity of the PROMIS Smoking item banks in two independent samples.

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“…Nicotine dependence was assessed by the short form of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement System Nicotine Dependence scale, which has shown acceptable reliability and validity. 24,25 Example item: “I drop everything to go out and buy cigarettes” with responses on a 5-point Likert scale ( never , rarely , sometimes , often , or always ). Responses to the four items were summed (range 4–20).…”

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Effects of Framing Nicotine Reduction in Cigarettes on Anticipated Tobacco Product Use Intentions and Risk Perceptions Among US Adult Smokers

Popova

Owusu

Nyman

et al. 2019

Nicotine &Amp; Tobacco Research

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IntroductionIn 2017, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed lowering the amount of nicotine in combusted cigarettes to minimally addictive levels. If used, to encourage cessation and maximize the benefits of this action, the FDA needs to determine the most effective way to communicate to the public the practical impact of this nicotine tobacco product standard.MethodsData were collected in 2018 from a nationally representative, online probability sample of 1198 adult smokers (aged ≥18 years old) in the United States. Smokers were randomly assigned one of five versions of the question regarding what they would most likely do if nicotine in cigarettes was reduced (nicotine levels were reduced by 95%; the government reduced nicotine levels by 95%; cigarettes were no longer addictive; cigarettes no longer relieved cravings; cigarettes were changed so that you would be able to quit more easily). Effects of framing on anticipated tobacco use intentions and perceived risk of very low nicotine cigarettes (VLNCs) were evaluated with multinomial logistic regressions.ResultsFraming the nicotine tobacco product standard as cigarettes no longer relieved cravings resulted in the highest proportion of smokers reporting they intend to quit in response to this standard (43.9%), lowest proportions reporting anticipated intentions to continue using combusted tobacco products (45.3%), and lowest proportion believing that VLNCs are less harmful than regular cigarettes (26%).ConclusionsDifferent frames of nicotine reduction in cigarettes differentially affected smokers’ anticipated tobacco use intentions and perceived risk of VLNCs. Presenting reduction as making cigarettes unable to relieve cravings might be particularly effective at motivating cessation.

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The Psychometric Performance of the PROMIS Smoking Assessment Toolkit: Comparisons of Real-Data Computer Adaptive Tests, Short Forms, and Mode of Administration

Abstract: Results indicate that the SF and CAT and computer and paper-and-pencil administrations provide highly comparable scores for daily and nondaily smokers, but preference for SF or CAT administration may vary by smoking domain.

Cited by 11 publications

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PROMIS 4-item measures and numeric rating scales efficiently assess SPADE symptoms compared with legacy measures

PROMIS 4-item measures and numeric rating scales efficiently assess SPADE symptoms compared with legacy measures

Additional validity evidence for the PROMIS Smoking Assessment Toolkit

Effects of Framing Nicotine Reduction in Cigarettes on Anticipated Tobacco Product Use Intentions and Risk Perceptions Among US Adult Smokers

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