PROMIS Physical Function
PROMIS Physical Function measures perceived physical capability. This page is for clinics. It is not a diagnosis and not a public test.
Overview
What is the PROMIS Physical Function?
PROMIS Physical Function sits in the pain-clinic catalogue as a function measure, not as a replacement for examination or performance testing. Short forms and CAT administrations are different products.
Development and clinical use
This entry is PROMIS Short Form v2.0 Physical Function 8b. Higher raw scores mean better function. The T-score table runs from 20.3 to 60.1. The score ranges, with severe at the low end, are severe (20.3-30.0), moderate (30.1-40.0), mild (40.1-44.9) and within normal limits (45.0-60.1).
- Catalogue status
- Educational entry
- Production scoring
- Not independently verified
- Mode
- self-report
- Typical use
- Clinician-reviewed intake
- Clinical role
- Physical-function measurement support
Administration
A focused client experience
PROMIS Physical Function is completed as a focused self-report and stored for clinician review. This public page does not collect answers or return a score.
- One question at a time with visible progress
- Large keyboard-operable response choices
- Previous, next, and answer-review steps
- Clear confirmation that results go to the clinic
The illustration shows layout only. It does not reproduce PROMIS Physical Function item wording.
Report showcase
Designed to make evidence easy to review
The downloadable synthetic example illustrates report layout using invented response patterns, without patient data or instrument questions.
- Named instrument, version, and provenance
- Item-level response pattern without source wording
- Methodology, references, and clinical boundary
- Responsible clinician review rather than automated conclusions
Clinician review required
Methodology
Understand the measure and its scoring conventions
Published scoring conventions may exist in official materials. This public page does not independently verify scoring, cutoffs, or a production scoring rule. Use the official form and scoring instructions for the version you intend to use.
References
- Physical Function 8b formHealthMeasures. PROMIS Short Form v2.0 Physical Function 8b, 29 November 2016.
- Score cut pointsHealthMeasures. PROMIS score cut points.
Questions
What clinics ask before they evaluate the PROMIS Physical Function
These answers stay inside educational catalogue scope. They do not replace official manuals or clinician judgement.
Does PROMIS Physical Function diagnose disability?
No. It is a self-report of function for clinician review.
Can I complete it here?
No. This landing is educational.
Is this the same as PROMIS Pain Interference?
No. Interference and physical function are different PROMIS domains.
Which PROMIS form is this?
Physical Function 8b. A higher T-score is better function, so severe is the low end of the table.