title: Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Adult Domain Framework Using Item Response Theory Scores.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To guide measure development, National Institutes of Health-supported Patient reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) investigators developed a hierarchical domain framework. The framework specifies health domains at multiple levels. The initial PROMIS domain framework specified that physical function and symptoms such as Pain and Fatigue indicate Physical Health (PH); Depression, Anxiety, and Anger indicate Mental Health (MH); and Social Role Performance and Social Satisfaction indicate Social Health (SH). We used confirmatory factor analyses to evaluate the fit of the hypothesized framework to data collected from a large sample.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used data (n=14,098) from PROMIS's wave 1 field test and estimated domain scores using the PROMIS item response theory parameters. We then used confirmatory factor analyses to test whether the domains corresponded to the PROMIS domain framework as expected.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A model corresponding to the domain framework did not provide ideal fit [root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA)=0.13; comparative fit index (CFI)=0.92; Tucker Lewis Index (TLI)=0.88; standardized root mean square residual (SRMR)=0.09]. On the basis of modification indices and exploratory factor analyses, we allowed Fatigue to load on both PH and MH. This model fit the data acceptably (RMSEA=0.08; CFI=0.97; TLI=0.96; SRMR=0.03).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our findings generally support the PROMIS domain framework. Allowing Fatigue to load on both PH and MH improved fit considerably.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, College of Medicine †Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH ‡Science of Research and Technology Branch, Behavioral Research Program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD §Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA ∥Department of Medical Social Sciences ¶Center for Patient-centered Outcomes, Institute for Public Health and Medicine, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
authors.forename: Adam C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Carle
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.forename: Ron D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Hays
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cella
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005221:Fatigue / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D010146:Pain / Q000453:epidemiology; D063868:Patient Outcome Assessment; D011594:Psychometrics; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult