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标题：A brief assessment of physical functioning for prostate cancer patients
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作者：Jin-Shei Lai ; Rita Bode ; Hwee-Lin Wee 等
期刊名称：Patient Related Outcome Measures
印刷版ISSN：1179-271X
电子版ISSN：1179-271X
出版年度：2010
卷号：1
页码：51-56
DOI：10.2147/PROM.S10658
出版社：Dove Medical Press Ltd
摘要：We aimed to validate a more rapid, yet reliable means of assessing physical function (PF) for patients with prostate cancer. The sample included 128 prostate cancer patients recruited from urology and general oncology clinics at two Chicago-area hospitals. The main outcome measures were: A 36-item PF item bank that included a 5-item short form (BriefPF) and the 10-item PF subscale (PF-10) from the Medical Outcomes Study SF-36. Validity, information function, and relative precision (calculated using Rasch analysis and raw scores) of the BriefPF were compared to the PF-10 and the full PF item bank. We found that the BriefPF and PF-10 were strongly correlated (r = 0.85) with the PF bank, and all three scales differentiated patients according to performance status (F_{PF bank}(2,124) = 32.51 P < 0.001, F_PF-10(2,121) = 27.35 P < 0.001, F_BriefPF (2,123) = 38.40 P < 0.001). BriefPF has excellent precision relative to the PF-10 in measuring patients with different performance status levels. The Rasch-based information function indicated that the BriefPF was more informative than PF-10 in measuring moderate to higher functioning patients. Hence, the BriefPF offers a parsimonious and precise measure of PF for use among men with prostate cancer, and may aid in the timely inclusion of patient-reported outcomes in treatment decision-making.
关键词：quality-of-life; item bank; short-form; Medical Outcomes Study