The danish version of patient reported outcomes measurement information system depression and anxiety short-forms (PROMIS-D-SF 6a and PROMIS-A-SF 6a) are promising tools to screen for anxiety and depression
A validation study evaluates the accuracy of PROMIS-D-SF and PROMIS-A-SF in screening anxiety and depression in various populations, suggesting efficacy for clinical use.
Key Points
This research aims to assess the validity and reliability of the Danish translations of the PROMIS-D-SF and PROMIS-A-SF as tools for screening anxiety and depression.
Invited healthy volunteers and patients from Mental Health Service Outpatient Clinics to complete the PROMIS-D-SF and PROMIS-A-SF alongside established measures.
Conducted confirmatory factor analysis to examine the single-factor structures of the instruments.
Evaluated the relationships between PROMIS scales and BDI-II and BAI for construct validity.
Performed receiver operating characteristic curve analyses to determine the accuracy of the PROMIS tools.
Both PROMIS-D-SF and PROMIS-A-SF displayed poor fit for a unidimensional structure.
Good internal reliability was noted for both instruments as indicated by Cronbach's alpha and McDonald’s omega.
High scores on PROMIS-D-SF positively correlated with BDI-II scores (r=.89) and on PROMIS-A-SF with BAI scores (r=.90).
Receiver operating characteristic analyses showed both measures accurately detected patient status in anxiety and depression.