Forschungsjournal für klinische Pädiatrie

Measure of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Karen D. Hendricks-Munoz

This study assessed the responsiveness to change over time and theorized associations of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) pediatric measures in children and adolescents in treatment for cancer to determine measure readiness for use in cancer clinical trials. Most of the PROMIS pediatric measures demonstrated changes over time and had significant relationships as theorized, thus supporting concurrent and construct validity of these measures when administered to pediatric oncology patients during a course of chemotherapy