| Name of the Instrument/Tool | Patient-Reported Outcomes Thermometer–5-Item Scale (5T-PROs) |
| First Description |
Salaffi, F., Di Carlo, M., Carotti, M., & Farah, S. (2018). The Patient-Reported Outcomes Thermometer-5-Item Scale (5T-PROs): Validation of a New Tool for the Quick Assessment of Overall Health Status in Painful Rheumatic Diseases. Pain research & management, 2018, 3496846. |
| Year | 2018 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Anxiety and depression, Fatigue, Functional status, Global assessment, Health related quality of life, Pain |
| Population/Disease | Disease specific |
| Originally developed for | Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), Fibromyalgia (FM), Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) |
| Other rheumatic diseases where can be applied (only if validated) |
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| Additional population with no rheumatic diseases |
No |
| Language: Originally published in | Italian |
| Available in Language | English, Italian |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | Salaffi, F., Di Carlo, M., Carotti, M., & Farah, S. |
| Title | The Patient-Reported Outcomes Thermometer-5-Item Scale (5T-PROs): Validation of a New Tool for the Quick Assessment of Overall Health Status in Painful Rheumatic Diseases. |
| Journal | Pain research & management |
| Year | 2018 |
| Vol | eCollection 2018 |
| Num | Article ID 3496846 |
| Pages | --- |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9110684/ |
| Brief Description |
A study showing that the thermometer scales have also been validated as a measure for pain in older adults and are recommended and commonly used in clinical practice in inflammatory arthritis. |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| No other References. | |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | Marco Di Carlo |
| dica.marco@yahoo.it | |
| Address | Rheumatological Clinic, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Jesi, Ancona, Italy |
| Website | --- |
| Available | --- |
| Links | --- |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Scale |
| Brief Description |
The 5T-PROs is a simple tool made of 5 “thermometers” combining numerical rating scales and verbal descriptor scales, exploring the main domains of HRQoL: pain, fatigue, physical function, depression, and general health status. |
| Number of Items | --- |
| Range | --- |
| Responses options/scale |
No |
| Developed for | Clinical practice, Research |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Self-administered |
| Recommendations to score |
The 5T-PROs is a five-item measure which consists of 5 thermometers representing 5 domains with numerals displayed vertically from 0 to 10, yielding a numeric value for each domain (0-10). |
| Score Interpretation | 0-10 for each domain (0= no affection of the given domain; 10: worst possible affection of the given domain) |
| Cut-off points | --- |
| Cut-off points applied to | --- |
| Smallest detectable change if described | --- |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | --- |
| Completion time by the patient | 3.1 ± 1.3 minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | 0 minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | Easy to use, Useful in clinical practice & research |
| Limitations | Not widely used |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments | --- |