The children completed the PROMIS pediatric depression, anxiety, social-peer relationships, pain interference, fatigue, mobility and upper extremity functioning measures using a web-based interface.
The children completed the PROMIS pediatric depression, anxiety, social-peer relationships, pain interference, fatigue, mobility, and upper extremity functioning domains using a web-based interface.
For individuals with disabilities between the ages of 45 and 79, vision, mobility and upper body were the top three problems reported.
PROMIS domain definitions were previously published [ 4] and cover six domains (physical function which includes mobility and upper extremity, emotional distress which comprises of anger, anxiety and depressive symptoms, peer relationships, fatigue, pain interference, and asthma impact).
In some of these item banks, physical function is measured as a two-dimensional construct consisting of mobility and upper extremity function [ 6, 7], although in others a unidimensional solution has been considered more appropriate [ 8, 9].
For men, the difference across quintiles was more apparent on the vision, mobility, hearing and upper body domains.
In measuring aspects of physical function, the Neuro-QoL Mobility and Upper Extremity forms demonstrated moderate associations with the PROMIS Global Physical Function subscale (r's = .60 and.61, respectively).
The MDC95 of the mobility, self-care, and upper extremity (UE) function subscales were 5.9, 4.0, and 5.3 respectively.
Analyses were undertaken across the scales for each profession, and since sample sizes permitted, for the physiotherapy scales: Balance and Postural Control, Musculoskeletal and Neurological, and for the occupational therapy scales: Functional Walking and Mobility, Upper Limb Use, and Self-care.
MIP works at the IP layer to support mobility and can benefit upper layers [10].
The proportion of women reporting difficulty on these domains increases to 49.2% (vision), 48% (mobility) and 30.5% (upper body).
