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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Qual Life Res. 2016 Dec 2;26(3):565–586. doi: 10.1007/s11136-016-1468-2

Table 3.

Consensus cut-scores by domain and by expert panel.

Pediatric PROMIS Domain Adjacent Categories Ranges of Scores within Each Category
Percentages of Clinical Sample by Severity Level
pwJIA classifications Parents classifications Clinicians classifications pwJIA classifications (%) Parents classifications (%) Clinicians classifications (%)


Fatigue No problems <45 < 45 < 45 47 47 47
Mild problems 45–60 45–55 45–55 39 28 28
Moderate problems 61–70 56–70 56–65 11 22 21
Severe problems >70 >70 >65 3 3 4

Pain Interference No problems <55 <50 <45 69 54 36
Mild problems 55–60 50–55 45–50 19 15 18
Moderate problems 61–70 56–65 51–65 11 27 42
Severe problems >70 >65 >65 1 4 4


Mobility No problems >40 >52.5 >45 68 29 53
Mild problems 40–30 52.5–35 45–30 30 58 45
Moderate problems 29–25 34–20 29–25 2 13 2
Severe problems <25 <20 <25 0 0 0


Upper Extremity Function No problems >30 >35 >35 95 87 87
Mild problems 30–25 35–25 35–25 5 13 13
Moderate problems 24–20 24–20 24–20 0 0 0
Severe problems <20 <20 <20 0 0 0