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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Qual Life Res. 2014 Oct 12;24(4):999–1009. doi: 10.1007/s11136-014-0818-1

Table 3. Mean PROMIS SF, CAT and Legacy Instrument Scores by COPD Exacerbation Status at Enrollment.

Stable (n=100) Exacerbation (n=85)

PROMIS SF+ mean (sd) mean (sd) p-value

Anger 50 (9) 53 (10) <0.01
Anxiety 53 (10) 60 (8) <0.01
Depression 51 (8) 57 (9) <0.01
Fatigue 55 (9) 63 (8) <0.01
Pain Behavior 53 (11) 57 (10) <0.01
Pain Interference 57 (10) 61 (9) <0.01
Physical Function 37 (6) 34 (7) <0.01
Discretionary Social Activities 46 (8) 42 (8) <0.01
Social Roles 44 (9) 38 (9) <0.01
Global Physical 40 (8) 35 (8) <0.01
Global Mental 45 (9) 43 (9) 0.07

PROMIS CAT+ mean (sd) mean (sd) p-value

Anger 50 (10) 53 (10) 0.02
Anxiety 54 (9) 62 (8) <0.01
Depression 51 (9) 57 (9) <0.01
Fatigue 56 (9) 65 (8) <0.01
Pain Behavior 54 (9) 56 (9) 0.05
Pain Interference 57 (10) 61 (10) <0.01
Physical Function 38 (6) 35 (7) <0.01
Discretionary Social Activities 45 (9) 41 (9) <0.01
Social Roles 43 (9) 39 (9) <0.01

Legacy Instruments* + mean (sd) mean (sd) p-value

FACIT - Dyspnea

Dyspnea 51 (9) 58 (11) <0.01
Functional Limitations 50 (8) 55 (10) 0.0019

SGRQ

Symptoms 53 (22) 76 (15) <0.01
Activities 66 (20) 81 (18) <0.01
Impact 38 (19) 58 (17) <0.01
Total 49 (18) 68 (15) <0.01

PSQI

8 (5) 9 (4) 0.02

EXACT PRO - Day 1

30 (13) 45 (10) <0.01

MMRC - dyspnea

38 (26) 58 (30) <0.01
+

CAT=computer administered items; SF=short forms;

*

SGRQ=St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire; Modified Medical Research Council (MMRC) Dyspnea Scale; FunctionalAssessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT) Dyspnea Scale; PSQI=Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; Exact-PRO= EXAcerbations of Chronic pulmonary disease Tool– Patient Reported Outcome