PROMIS Short Form v2.0 - Cognitive Function 8a
PROMIS Cognitive Function 8a is an eight-item short form of recent thinking, concentration, and memory complaints. This page is catalogue information. It is not a dementia diagnosis and not a public test.
Overview
What is the PROMIS Cognitive Function 8a?
The PROMIS Cognitive Function 8a short form records seven-day cognitive complaints for clinician review. Lirena stores a raw total. Convert to a standardised score only with the official table. The result is not a diagnosis of cognitive impairment.
Development and clinical use
PROMIS cognitive short forms are maintained through HealthMeasures. Confirm the exact short form and scoring manual before a live pathway.
- Catalogue status
- Catalogue information
- Mode
- Patient self-report
- Typical use
- Review recent thinking and memory complaints
- Reporting
- Raw total unless converted with the official table
- Source
- HealthMeasures
- Clinical role
- Screening support
Administration
A focused client experience
PROMIS Cognitive Function 8a 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 Cognitive Function 8a 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
- HealthMeasures PROMIS cognitionHealthMeasures. PROMIS Cognitive Function measures.
Questions
What clinics ask before they evaluate the PROMIS Cognitive Function 8a
These answers stay inside educational catalogue scope. They do not replace official manuals or clinician judgement.
Does PROMIS Cognitive Function 8a diagnose dementia or chemo-brain?
No. It records recent cognitive complaints for clinician review. Diagnosis remains a clinician task.
Can I complete it here?
No. This page does not collect answers or return a score.
Is the raw total a T-score?
No. Use the official scoring table if a standardised score is required.
Is this the same as PROMIS Fatigue?
No. Fatigue 4a records fatigue symptoms. Cognitive Function 8a records thinking and memory complaints.
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