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. 2023 Apr 4;7(1):35.
doi: 10.1186/s41687-023-00574-y.

Responsiveness and minimal important change of seven PROMIS computerized adaptive tests (CAT) in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease

Caroline B Terwee  1   2 , Esmee M van der Willik  3   4 , Fenna van Breda  5 , Brigit C van Jaarsveld  5 , Marlon van de Putte  5 , Isabelle W Jetten  5 , Friedo W Dekker  4 , Yvette Meuleman  4 , Frans J van Ittersum  5
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Responsiveness and minimal important change of seven PROMIS computerized adaptive tests (CAT) in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease

Caroline B Terwee et al. J Patient Rep Outcomes. .

Abstract

Background: The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) has the potential to harmonize the measurement of health-related quality of life (HRQL) across medical conditions. We evaluated responsiveness and minimal important change (MIC) of seven Dutch-Flemish PROMIS computerized adaptive tests (CAT) in Dutch patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Methods: CKD patients (eGFR < 30 ml/min.1.73m2) completed at baseline and after 6 months seven PROMIS CATs (assessing physical function, pain interference, fatigue, sleep disturbance, anxiety, depression, and ability to participate in social roles and activities), Short Form Health Survey 12 (SF-12), PROMIS Pain Intensity single item, Dialysis Symptom Index (DSI), and Global Rating Scales (GRS) of change. Responsiveness was assessed by testing predefined hypotheses about expected correlations among measures, area under the ROC Curve, and effect sizes. MIC was determined with predictive modelling.

Results: 207 patients were included; 186 (90%) completed the follow-up. Most results were in accordance with expectations (70-91% of hypotheses confirmed), with some exceptions for PROMIS Anxiety and Ability to Participate (60% and 42% of hypotheses confirmed, respectively). For PROMIS Anxiety and Depression correlations with the GRS were too low (0.04 and 0.20, respectively) to calculate a MIC. MIC values, representing minimal important deterioration, ranged from 0.4 to 2.5 T-score points for the other domains.

Conclusion: We found sufficient responsiveness of PROMIS CATs Physical Function, Fatigue, Sleep Disturbance, and Depression. The results for PROMIS CATs Pain Interference were almost sufficient, but some results for Anxiety and Ability to Participate in Social Roles and Activities were not as expected. Reported MIC values should be interpreted with caution because most patients did not change.

Keywords: Chronic kidney disease (CKD); Minimal important change (MIC); Patient-reported outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS); Patient-reported outcomes measures (PROMs); Responsiveness.

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Conflict of interest statement

C.T. is past board member of the PROMIS Health Organization and representative of the Dutch-Flemish PROMIS National Center. The other authors declare that they have no competing interests. None of the authors was involved in the development of the included PROMs.

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