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Alisha J Hackney1, N Jennifer Klinedinst2, Barbara Resnick1
1University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland.
Background And Purpose:
Limited literature exists regarding the psychometric properties of the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Fatigue Short Form 8a. This study compared the psychometric properties of the 8a to the established PROMIS Fatigue Short Form 7a.
Methods:
This was a cross-sectional study of 31 older adults with joint pain. Equivalent forms reliability and a Rasch analysis explored reliability (equivalent forms, internal consistency), validity (unidimensionality, item INFIT/OUTFIT), and additional psychometrics (item mapping).
Results:
The measures were equivalent in measuring fatigue (r = 0.75, p < .001) with good internal consistency (α = .87-.92). Both were unidimensional. Even though the 8a had better fitting items, neither measure could differentiate low levels of fatigue.
Conclusion:
The 8a has comparable psychometric properties to the 7a in this population. Future work is needed in larger, more diverse samples.
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