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October 26-28
PROMIS International Conference, Milwaukee

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The 11th Annual
PROMIS International Conference

Leveraging the Patient Voice from
Clinical Decision-making to Policy:
The Value of PROMIS

October 26-28, 2025
Milwaukee, Wisconsin   

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The 11th Annual PROMIS International Conference

Leveraging the Patient Voice from Clinical Decision-making to Policy: The Value of PROMIS

October 26-28
Hyatt Regency Milwaukee

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Conference Program Chairs  


J. Devin Peipert, PhD
University of Birmingham, UK


Anne Thackeray, PhD, PT, MPH
University of Utah, USA

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PROMIS Preference Score (PROPr) Valuation in the Netherlands - First Results
December 10 (Wednesday), 12 pm CT

Health economists use preference-based quality of life instruments to conduct cost-benefit analyses, which help inform policy makers about the value of interventions. The most commonly used measure for this purpose is the EQ-5D-5L.

The PROMIS-Preference measure (PROPr) is a relatively new instrument developed in the US that provides possible advantages in terms of health range and efficiency.  However, the underlying value set is based on data from a US-based sample.  Dr Schalet will discuss the current development of a country-specific PROPr value set, reflecting the preferences of a Dutch population, and provide a short introduction to this topic.

Presenter:
Benjamin Schalet, PhD, Universitair Docent (Assistant Professor), Amsterdam University Medical Centers,  Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Check out the APRO Articles 

www.advancesinPRO.org

Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life During Pregnancy:  A Prospective Cohort Study
Jason H. Raad, Polly McCracken, Janel Hanmer

Validity evidence for the Patient Reported Outcome Measuresment Information System (PROMIS) Cognitive Screener (PRO-CS) to detect risk for cognitive decline as part of the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit

Manrui Zhang, Anthony Rodriguez, Rebecca Weir, Janel Hanmer, Jordan M. Harrison, Maria O. Edelen

Crosswalk between PROMIS computer adaptive tests and numerical rating scales in cancer patients: Anxiety, depression, pain interference, physical function

M.K. Lee, X. Tang. D. Cella. V. Grzegorczyk, K.J. Ruddy, A.L. Cheville

The relationship between social media use and loneliness across the lifespan in the United States: Population-based study using Health Information National Trends Survey data

Christian E. Vazquez, Derek Falk, Dana P. Urbanski, Katherine Kwong, Diana Abudu-Birresborn, Juanita-Dawne Bacsu, Moka Yoo-Jeong, Hye Won Chai, Wonkyung Jung, Matthew Lee Smith

Brief report: Relationship of fraility and age with nonresponse to patient reported outcome measures

Claire R. Morton, Zara R. Cooper, Ronald Bleday, Jennifer E. Fanning, Jill Steinberg, Chengbo Zeng, Andrea L. Pusic, Jason B. Liu

New Publications

Lovén M, Huilaja L, Paananen M, Torkki P. The integration of dermatology experts into primary care to assess and treat patients with skin lesions is cost-effective: A quasi-experimental study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2025 Sep;39(9):1666-1674. doi: 10.1111/jdv.20451. Epub 2024 Dec 2. PMID: 39620255; PMCID: PMC12376251.

This study in Finland examined the cost-effectiveness of integrating a dermatologist into the primary care setting. Quality of life was assessed using the PROMIS Global-10 (from which the EQ-5D-3L was derived) and PROMIS Anxiety 4a. The intervention was determined to be cost-effective, but there were no differences in quality of life between the groups post-intervention.

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Battista K, Smout S, Patte KA, Gardner LA, Newton NC, Osman B, Chapman C, Leatherdale ST, Champion KE. Sociodemographic and Lifestyle Factors Associated with Adolescent Mental Ill-Health: a Decision Tree Analysis. Prev Sci. 2025 Aug 27. doi: 10.1007/s11121-025-01837-4. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40864387.The authors used a classification and regression tree technique to examine the relative influence of sociodemographic and modifiable lifestyle risk factors and combinations of risk factors associated with anxiety, depression and psychological distress scores a year later. The study used survey data from a trial in Australian secondary school students. Anxiety was measured using the Pediatric PROMIS Anxiety, and the three most influential factors in predicting anxiety were gender identity, sleep, and screen time.

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Tang X, Hays RD, Cella D, Acaster S, Schalet BD, Sikora Kessler A, Vera Llonch M, Hanmer J. Mapping and Linking between the EQ-5D-5L and the PROMIS Domains in the United States. Med Decis Making. 2025 Aug;45(6):740-752. doi: 10.1177/0272989X251340990. Epub 2025 Jun 13. PMID: 40509799; PMCID: PMC12260195.The authors used several approaches to estimate EQ-5D-5L items and preference scores based on PROMIS scores in a US sample. They provide several score conversion methods and crosswalks based on available PROMIS scores and desired EQ-5D-5L scores, which are summarized in a table in the article.

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