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Table 2 Reliability of PROMIS-29 v. 1.0 scales

From: Estimating individual health-related quality of life changes in low back pain patients

Scale

Internal Consistency Reliability in Overall Sample (n = 749)

ICC for Usual Medical Care Group

ICC for stable subgroup in Usual Medical Care Group

Physical function

0.898

0.482 (.451)

0.745 (.731)

Pain interference

0.936

0.362 (.331)

0.640 (.614)

Pain intensity

0.681a

0.400 (.382)

0.679 (.681)

Fatigue

0.935

0.619 (.612)

0.620 (.619)

Sleep Disturbance

0.820

0.620 (.609)

0.709 (.706)

Depression

0.891

0.649 (.650)

0.684 (.673)

Anxiety

0.880

0.582 (.575)

0.626 (.628)

Satisfaction with participation in social roles

0.964

0.420 (.415)

0.550 (.552)

Pain composite

0.874b

0.359 (.331)

0.687 (.680)

Emotional distress composite

0.930b

0.647 (.646)

0.704 (.704)

Physical health summary

0.924b

0.483 (.452)

0.765 (.753)

Mental Health summary

0.969b

0.619 (.603)

0.741 (.742)

  1. ICC Intraclass correlation from two-way mixed effects model (random effects model estimates in parentheses)
  2. aEstimated for single item based on ICC
  3. bMosier’s [6] formula used to estimate reliability