Journal of patient-reported outcomes
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J Patient Rep Outcomes · Dec 2020
Establishing a common metric for patient-reported outcomes in cancer patients: linking patient reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS), numerical rating scale, and patient-reported outcomes version of the common terminology criteria for adverse events (PRO-CTCAE).
Researchers and clinicians studying symptoms experienced by people with cancer must choose from various scales. It would be useful to know how the scores on one measure translate to another. ⋯ We produced robust linking between single item symptom measures and PROMIS short forms.