Piloting the use of global health measures in a Down syndrome clinic

In: Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities: JARID, Band 34, Heft 4, S. 1108-1117

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AbstractPurposePeople with Down syndrome (DS) have a unique medical profile which may impact views of health. We aimed to explore the use of global health measures in DS.MethodsProspective survey in the Mass General Hospital Down Syndrome Program (MGH DSP) from December 2018 to July 2019 with Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)® instruments of global health. Analyses included use of scoring manuals, descriptive statistics and dependent samples t test.ResultsSeventeen adolescents, 48 adults with DS and 88 caregivers returned surveys; 137 were complete. Incomplete responses and notes showed limitations of the instruments in this population. Global health T‐scores did not differ from the available comparative standardized scores to these measures from PROMIS® reference population (p > 0.05).ConclusionsIn the MGH DSP, pilot global health instruments were completed by some adults with DS and caregivers, with some limitations and scores similar to the PROMIS® reference population.