PROMIS Anxiety (Emotional Distress - Anxiety item bank).
Fear, anxious misery, hyperarousal and somatic-arousal-related-cognition components of anxiety; IRT-calibrated on a T-score metric (mean 50, SD 10)
- Length and format
- 29-item adult bank; 4-, 6-, 7-, 8-item nested short forms; CAT. 5-point frequency (never to always); IRT-scored T-score (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- Many languages via PROMIS/FACIT methodology (ES, DE, NL, ZH, KO and others; DIF-tested across languages, e.g. Dutch reference values)
- Licence
- public-domain / open
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- Reference
- Pilkonis, P. A., Choi, S. W., Reise, S. P., et al. (2011). Item banks for measuring emotional distress from the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS): depression, anxiety, and anger. Assessment, 18(3), 263-283.
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