Table 1.

Characteristics of the PROMIS® item bank ‘Ability to Participate in Social Roles and Activities’

Definition	The perceived ability to perform one’s usual social roles and activities
PROMIS domain	Social Health
PROMIS subdomain	Social Function
Developers	PROMIS® Social Health Workgroup [9, 11, 15]
Target population	Healthy people, as well as those with a range of physical and mental health conditions
Number of items	35 items covering 6 ICF subdomains (i.e., household tasks, assisting others, informal social relationships, family relationships, work and employment, and socializing) [11]
Wording	All 35 items are worded in terms of perceived restrictions, e.g., “I have trouble doing my regular daily work around the house”
Response categories	5-point Likert response scale (ranging from ‘never’ to ‘always’). Responses are reverse-coded, so that high scores represent a high level of participation
Time frame	No time frame is included in the items