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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Health Psychol. 2019 May;38(5):435–444. doi: 10.1037/hea0000685

Table 4.

Differences in PROMIS Measures by Mode of Administration and Diagnosis

Self-Report Interview

n M SD n M SD D t df p

Full sample
  Physical Function 119 38.87 13.70 150 39.09 14.06 −0.22 −0.13 256.04 0.90
  Fatigue 123 51.68 9.87 152 50.58 9.89 1.10 0.91 261.38 0.36
  Pain Interference 120 54.37 9.58 151 53.78 9.81 0.60 0.50 257.88 0.62
  Anger 123 50.66 9.24 152 50.46 9.53 0.20 0.18 264.27 0.86
  Anxiety 123 52.67 8.85 152 52.52 8.99 0.15 0.14 262.76 0.89
  Depression 123 52.61 9.15 151 50.84 9.38 1.78 1.58 263.31 0.11
  Emotional Support 121 48.56 8.12 152 51.13 9.18 −2.57 −2.45 267.93 0.01
SCI subsample
  Physical Function 62 28.66 8.39 79 29.69 10.04 −1.03 −0.67 138.42 0.51
  Fatigue 66 53.31 9.12 81 50.71 9.60 2.60 1.68 141.58 0.10
  Pain Interference 66 56.36 10.49 80 54.94 10.39 1.42 0.82 138.26 0.41
  Anger 66 51.70 8.80 81 49.71 9.55 1.99 1.31 142.79 0.19
  Anxiety 66 53.14 8.86 81 51.87 8.68 1.27 0.87 137.89 0.39
  Depression 66 53.62 8.62 81 50.53 9.35 3.08 2.08 142.75 0.04
  Emotional Support 65 46.98 7.46 81 51.68 8.89 −4.69 −3.47 143.70 0.00
TBI subsample 57 49.97 8.83 71 49.54 9.91 0.43 0.26 124.59 0.80
  Physical Function 57 49.78 10.45 71 50.43 10.29 −0.64 −0.35 119.30 0.73
  Fatigue 54 51.95 7.77 71 52.47 9.01 −0.53 −0.35 121.04 0.73
  Pain Interference 57 49.44 9.65 71 51.30 9.49 −1.86 −1.09 119.25 0.28
  Anger 57 52.13 8.89 71 53.27 9.34 −1.14 −0.71 122.36 0.48
  Anxiety 57 51.45 9.67 70 51.18 9.47 0.27 0.16 118.77 0.87
  Depression 56 50.39 8.54 71 50.51 9.52 −0.12 −0.08 122.90 0.94
  Emotional Support 57 49.97 8.83 71 49.54 9.91 0.43 0.26 124.59 0.80

Note: D = Differences in means between administration format conditions; positive values reflect higher means in the self-report condition whereas negative values reflect higher means in the interview condition. Degrees of freedom calculated using Satterthwaite approximation.