David Cella

Biographic Data

ID	314086
NAME	David Cella
GIVEN NAMES	David
FAMILY NAME	Cella
SIGNATURE	CELLA D
AFFILIATIONS	Northwestern University
ORCID	0000-0002-9881-4541
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	134
TOTAL CITATIONS	14
AUTHOR COUNT	134
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	1985
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2026
H-INDEX	2

A scoping review of emotion and non-cognitive measures of decision-making ability in older adults by the ARMCADA study
Open AccessElizabeth M Dworak, Sarah Pila et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2026
Introduction: Decision-making is a complex form of cognitive function that declines with age and is highly susceptible to impairment from dementia due to Alzheimer's and related neurogenerative diseases. Emotions and other non-cognitive assets are also believed to influence decision-making ability. The Advancing Reliable Measurement in Cognitive Aging and Decision-making Ability (ARMCADA) research initiative seeks to understand how measures of em…
Putting CATs and item banks to work: How to construct predictive and sensitive PROMIS screeners for use in ambulatory oncology
Open AccessBenjamin D Schalet, Michael A Kallen et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2025
Five 2-item customized PROMIS forms are available for use in routine clinical care, such as distress screening in oncology. Our study provides a useful complement to psychometric criteria, helping to minimize misclassification of patients in need during screening
A qualitative examination of cognitive behavioral therapy strategies and health management content to reduce fear of cancer recurrence among breast cancer survivors: Results from the FoRtitude study
Open AccessDori M Beeler, Elizabeth Jeter et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Psychology2025References: 32
Fear of recurrence (FoR) is common among breast cancer survivors (BCS). We sought to understand BCS' cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and health management content (HMC) intervention component experiences, to aid interpretation of previous findings, and inform future research. HMC comprised health-related content, including managing comorbidities and nutritional information. BCS with elevated FoR were randomized to CBT components (vs HMC) over …
Assessing the interchangeability of linked scores in multivariable statistical analyses
Open AccessMaxwell Mansolf, Courtney K Blackwell et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2024
Administering selected subscales of patient-reported outcome questionnaires to reduce patient burden and increase relevance: A position statement on a modular approach
Open AccessDaniel Serrano, David Cella et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2024
Patient-reported outcome (PRO) questionnaires considered in this paper contain multiple subscales, although not all subscales are equally relevant for administration in all target patient populations. A group of measurement experts, developers, license holders, and other scientific-, regulatory-, payer-, and patient-focused stakeholders participated in a panel to discuss the benefits and challenges of a modular approach, defined here as administe…
Significant individual change should be used as a lower bound for anchor based estimates of meaningful change on patient-reported outcome scores
Open AccessJohn Devin Peipert, David Cella et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2024
Interpretation of patient-reported outcome (PRO) scores has been supported by identifying score thresholds or ranges that indicate clinical importance. There has been a recent focus on the estimation of meaningful within patient change (MWPC). While much attention has been focused on anchor-based methods, some researchers prefer that a lower bound to these estimates should exceed a change score that could be observed due to measurement error alon…
Development of an ultra-short measure of eight domains of health-related quality of life for research and clinical care: The patient-reported outcomes measurement information system® PROMIS®-16 profil…
Open AccessMaria Orlando Edelen, Chengbo Zeng et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2024
The PROMIS-16 Profile provides an attractive brief measure of eight distinct domains of health-related quality of life, representing an ideal screening tool for clinical care, which can help clinicians quickly identify distinct areas of concern that may require further assessment and follow-up. Further research is needed to confirm and extend these findings
Development of the PROMIS pediatric stigma and extension to the PROMIS pediatric stigma: Skin item banks
Open AccessJin‐Shei Lai, Cindy J Nowinski et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2024
Longitudinal Associations Between Multimorbidities and Patient-Reported Quality of Life
Open AccessEdward K Graham, Olivia E Atherton et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2024
These results contribute to the current conversation about the long-term impacts of structural and systemic barriers experienced by minoritized groups. We further discuss the public health implications of multimorbidity in older adulthood
A short form of the Crisis in Family Systems (CRISYS) in a racially diverse sample of pregnant women
Open AccessPhillip Sherlock, Madeleine U Shalowitz et al.ARTICLECurrent Psychology2023
Assessing stressful life events in large-scale epidemiologic studies is challenged by the need to measure potential stressful events in a reasonably comprehensible manner balanced with burden on participants and research staff. The aim of this paper was to create a short form of the Crisis in Family Systems-Revised (CRISYS-R) plus 17 acculturation items, a measure that captures contemporary life stressors across 11 domains. Latent class analysis …
Construct validity and responsiveness of a health-related symptom index for persons either treated or monitored for anal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL): Amc-A01/-A03
Open AccessThomas M Atkinson, Shelly Lensing et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2023
How strong should my anchor be for estimating group and individual level meaningful change? A simulation study assessing anchor correlation strength and the impact of sample size, distribution of chan…
Open AccessPip Griffiths, Joel Sims et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2022
Likely change indexes improve estimates of individual change on patient-reported outcomes
Open AccessJohn Devin Peipert, Ron D Hays et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2022
Identifying meaningful change on PROMIS short forms in cancer patients: A comparison of item response theory and classic test theory frameworks
Open AccessMinji K Lee, John Devin Peipert et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2022
Applying the two-step criteria demonstrated in this study, we determined how much change is needed to declare reliable change at different levels of baseline scores. We offer reference values for percentage of patients who meaningfully change for investigators using the PROMIS instruments in oncology
Assessing meaning & purpose in life: Development and validation of an item bank and short forms for the NIH PROMIS®
Open AccessJohn M Salsman, Benjamin D Schalet et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2020
Responsiveness to change over time and test-retest reliability of the PROMIS and Neuro-QoL mental health measures in persons with Huntington disease (HD)
Open AccessNoelle E Carlozzi, Nicholas R Boileau et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2020
Trends and predictors of multidimensional health-related quality of life after living donor kidney transplantation
Open AccessJohn Devin Peipert, Juan Carlos Caicedo-Mera et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2020
Reliability and between-group stability of a health-related quality of life symptom index for persons with anal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions: An Aids Malignancy Consortium Study (AMC-A0…
Open AccessThomas M Atkinson, Joel M Palefsky et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2019
Psychometric properties and responsiveness of Neuro-QoL Cognitive Function in persons with Huntington disease (HD)
Open AccessNoelle E Carlozzi, Nicholas R Boileau et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2019
Establishing clinically-relevant terms and severity thresholds for Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System® (PROMIS®) measures of physical function, cognitive function, and sleep dist…
Open AccessNan Rothrock, K F Cook et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2019
Modeling strategies to improve parameter estimates in prognostic factors analyses with patient-reported outcomes in oncology
Open AccessFrancesco Cottone, Nina Deliu et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2019
A comparison of computer adaptive tests (CATs) and short forms in terms of accuracy and number of items administrated using PROMIS profile
Open AccessEisuke Segawa, Benjamin D Schalet et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2019
Comprehensive validation of the functional assessment of anorexia/cachexia therapy (Faact) anorexia/cachexia subscale (A/CS) in lung cancer patients with involuntary weight loss
Open AccessHeather L Gelhorn, Katharine S Gries et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2019
Development and validation of the caregiver roles and responsibilities scale in cancer caregivers
Open AccessValerie Shilling, Rachel Starkings et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2019
Initial evaluation shows the CRRS has good validity and reliability and is a promising tool for the assessment of the effects of cancer and cancer treatment on the lives and wellbeing of informal caregivers
Does recall period matter? Comparing PROMIS® physical function with no recall, 24-hr recall, and 7-day recall
Open AccessDavid M Condon, Robert Chapman et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2019