Table 2.
Characteristics of all PROMIS publications by orthopaedic subspecialty
| Variable | Orthopaedic subspecialty | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult reconstruction | Foot and ankle | General orthopaedics | Hand and upper extremity | Spine | Sports | Trauma | Tumor | |
| n | 44 | 43 | 31 | 100 | 69 | 43 | 37 | 24 |
| Number of patients, median (IQR) | 186 (96–421) | 148 (73–294) | 435 (256–2566) | 140.5 (88–351) | 167 (98–421) | 145 (58–272) | 134 (63–198) | 91 (33–138) |
| Publication type, n (%) | ||||||||
| PROMIS validation | 18 (41) | 17 (40) | 12 (39) | 47 (47) | 40 (58) | 25 (58) | 11 (30) | 7 (29) |
| Patient outcomes | 26 (59) | 26 (60) | 19 (61) | 53 (53) | 29 (42) | 18 (42) | 26 (70) | 17 (71) |
| Study design, n (%) | ||||||||
| Case report or series | 4 (9) | 3 (7) | – | 8 (8) | 1 (1) | 2 (5) | 4 (11) | 2 (8) |
| Cross sectional | 2 (5) | 1 (2) | 8 (26) | 15 (15) | 2 (3) | 5 (12) | 2 (5) | 4 (17) |
| Prospective cohort | 9 (20) | 15 (35) | 11 (36) | 37 (37) | 15 (22) | 16 (37) | 11 (30) | 5 (21) |
| Retrospective cohort | 27 (61) | 24 (56) | 10 (32) | 36 (36) | 50 (73) | 17 (40) | 16 (43) | 13 (54) |
| Randomized controlled trial | 2 (5) | – | 2 (6) | 4 (4) | 1 (1) | 3 (7) | 4 (11) | – |
| Level of evidence, n (%) | ||||||||
| I | 3 (7) | 3 (7) | 2 (6) | 6 (6) | 2 (3) | 3 (7) | 3 (8) | – |
| II | 8 (18) | 12 (28) | 13 (42) | 41 (41) | 23 (33) | 15 (35) | 12 (32) | 5 (22) |
| III | 26 (59) | 23 (53) | 16 (52) | 43 (43) | 40 (58) | 21 (49) | 15 (41) | 12 (52) |
| IV | 7 (16) | 5 (12) | – | 10 (10) | 4 (6) | 4 (9) | 7 (19) | 6 (26) |
| PROMIS format, n (%) | ||||||||
| CAT | 20 (46) | 37 (86) | 25 (81) | 92 (92) | 55 (80) | 35 (81) | 27 (73) | 9 (38) |
| Short form | 25 (57) | 9 (21) | 6 (19) | 9 (9) | 14 (20) | 8 (19) | 10 (27) | 15 (63) |
| Format unknown | – | 2 (5) | 1 (3) | 1 (1) | – | – | 1 (3) | 1 (4) |
| PROMIS domains, n (% of specified subspecialty) | ||||||||
| Global physical and mental health | 20 (45) | 6 (14) | 3 (10) | 5 (5) | 8 (12) | 4 (9) | 2 (5) | 3 (13) |
| Physical function | 23 (52) | 38 (88) | 21 (68) | 45 (43) | 61 (88) | 33 (77) | 27 (73) | 16 (67) |
| Upper extremity | 1 (2) | – | 3 (10) | 61 (61) | 1 (1) | 10 (23) | 9 (24) | 4 (17) |
| Lower extremity | – | 3 (7) | – | – | – | 1 (2) | – | 1 (4) |
| Pain interference | 12 (27) | 35 (81) | 20 (65) | 56 (56) | 37 (54) | 21 (49) | 15 (41) | 15 (63) |
| Pain intensity | 2 (5) | 8 (19) | 3 (10) | 5 (5) | 15 (22) | 3 (7) | 2 (5) | 9 (38) |
| Pain behavior | 1 (2) | 2 (5) | 1 (3) | 2 (2) | 2 (3) | 2 (5) | 1 (3) | 2 (8) |
| Depression | 7 (16) | 19 (44) | 17 (55) | 35 (35) | 13 (19) | 15 (35) | 2 (5) | 11 (46) |
| Anxiety | 3 (7) | 2 (5) | 13 (42) | 9 (9) | 8 (12) | 4 (9) | – | 9 (38) |
| Social satisfaction | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 8 (26) | 2 (2) | 7 (10) | 3 (7) | 1 (3) | 4 (17) |
| Fatigue | 2 (5) | 1 (2) | 7 (23) | 2 (2) | 5 (7) | 3 (7) | – | 4 (17) |
IQR interquartile range, CAT computerized adaptive test