Jin-Shei Lai

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Jin-Shei Lai, Ph.D., OTR/L., is a registered occupational therapist and a trained psychometrician. She has been a member of the Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Children’s Oncology Group (COG), Proton Collaborative Group and the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC). Dr. Lai has significant research experiences in outcome measurement, quality of life, symptom management and late effect due to the illness and/or its treatment in chronic illness for both pediatric and adult populations. She is the lead developer of the pediatric Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness scales, including Childhood Brain Tumor Survivor, Fatigue, Anorexia and Cachexia, and Cognition. Dr. Lai is recognized as an expert in both outcomes measurement and Item Response Theory (IRT). In particular, she has been working on developing and validating item banks related to health-related quality of life for people with chronic illness since 2000, including domains of fatigue, physical function, pain, emotional distress, psychosocial impacts from cancer experiences, cognition and social function. She has been integral in the development of item banks using IRT to measure perceived cognitive function and fatigue for both children and adults with and without chronic conditions.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Education/Academic qualification

Educational Psychology, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago

… → 1996

Research interests keywords

Brain and Nervous System
Outcome Measures
Patient-Centered Care
Patient-Reported Outcomes
Physical activity
Psychometrics
Quality of Life
Rehabilitation/Therapy

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Development of a Full Qualification Package for the PROMISnq Short Form v2.0 – Physical Function – Multiple Sclerosis 15a (DDT COA #000123)
Kaiser, K. (PD/PI), Lai, J.-S. (Co-Investigator), Shaunfield, S. (Co-Investigator) & Tang, X. (Co-Investigator)
Critical Path Institute, Food and Drug Administration
2/1/24 → 1/31/25
Project: Research project
Capturing the complexities of informal caregiver networks: New measures to improve outcomes for informal care partners of people living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD)
Lai, J.-S. (PD/PI)
University of Michigan, National Institute on Aging
9/1/23 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
The ECHO Measurement Core: A Framework and Resourc
Cella, D. (PD/PI), Gershon, R. (Co-PD/PI), Blackwell, C. K. (Co-Investigator), Funk, W. E. (Co-Investigator), Ho, E. H. (Co-Investigator), Hook, J. N. (Co-Investigator), LaForte, E. M. (Co-Investigator), Lai, J.-S. (Co-Investigator), Mansolf, M. A. (Co-Investigator), McDade, T. (Co-Investigator), Sherlock, P. R. (Co-Investigator), Sivan, A. B. (Co-Investigator), Tang, X. (Co-Investigator), Wakschlag, L. S. (Co-Investigator) & Yao, L. (Co-Investigator)
Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health
9/1/23 → 5/31/30
Project: Research project
Northwestern University Clinical Outcome Assessment Team (NUCOAT)
Cella, D. (PD/PI), Cella, D. (PD/PI), Cella, D. (PD/PI), Flores, A. M. (Co-Investigator), Flores, A. M. (Co-Investigator), Flores, A. M. (Co-Investigator), Greene, G. J. (Co-Investigator), Greene, G. J. (Co-Investigator), Greene, G. J. (Co-Investigator), Lai, J.-S. (Co-Investigator), Lai, J.-S. (Co-Investigator), Lai, J.-S. (Co-Investigator), Liggett, A. (Co-Investigator), Liggett, A. (Co-Investigator), Liggett, A. (Co-Investigator), Nowinski, C. J. (Co-Investigator), Nowinski, C. J. (Co-Investigator), Nowinski, C. J. (Co-Investigator), Peipert, D. (Co-Investigator), Peipert, D. (Co-Investigator), Peipert, D. (Co-Investigator), Phillips, S. M. (Co-Investigator), Phillips, S. M. (Co-Investigator), Phillips, S. M. (Co-Investigator), Shaunfield, S. (Co-Investigator), Shaunfield, S. (Co-Investigator) & Shaunfield, S. (Co-Investigator)
Food and Drug Administration
9/1/22 → 8/31/25
Project: Research project
Preparing a clinical outcomes assessment set for nephrotic syndrome [Prepare-NS]
Peipert, D. (PD/PI), Peipert, D. (PD/PI), Cella, D. (Co-Investigator), Cella, D. (Co-Investigator), Lai, J.-S. (Co-Investigator), Lai, J.-S. (Co-Investigator) & Wadhwani, S. (Co-Investigator)
University of Michigan, Food and Drug Administration
5/1/21 → 4/30/26
Project: Research project

204 Article
9 Review article
3 Letter
2 Comment/debate
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Assessing the interchangeability of linked scores in multivariable statistical analyses
Mansolf, M., Blackwell, C. K., Cella, D. & Lai, J. S., Apr 2024, In: Quality of Life Research. 33, 4, p. 1121-1131 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Development of the PROMIS pediatric stigma and extension to the PROMIS pediatric stigma: skin item banks
Lai, J. S., Nowinski, C., Rangel, S. M., Batra, S. T., Mueller, K., Chamlin, S., Ustsinovich, V., Cella, D., Mansolf, M. & Paller, A. S., Mar 2024, In: Quality of Life Research. 33, 3, p. 865-873 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations
Green Space and Internalizing or Externalizing Symptoms among Children
Towe-Goodman, N., McArthur, K. L., Willoughby, M., Swingler, M. M., Wychgram, C., Just, A. C., Kloog, I., Bennett, D. H., Berry, D., Hazlehurst, M. F., James, P., Jimenez, M. P., Lai, J. S., Leve, L. D., Gatzke-Kopp, L., Schweitzer, J. B., Bekelman, T. A., Calub, C., Carnell, S. & Deoni, S. & 8 others, D'Sa, V., Kelly, C., Koinis-Mitchell, D., Petriello, M., Thapaliya, G., Wright, R. J., Zhang, X. & Kress, A. M., Apr 10 2024, In: JAMA network open. 7, 4, p. E245742
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
2 Scopus citations
Health system implementation of the PROMIS Cognitive Function Screener in the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit: framing as abilities versus concerns
Harrison, J. M., Ernecoff, N. C., Lai, J. S., Hanmer, J., Weir, R., Rodriguez, A., Langer, M. M. & Edelen, M. O., Dec 2024, In: Journal of patient-reported outcomes. 8, 1, 43.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Host factors are associated with vaginal microbiome structure in pregnancy in the ECHO Cohort Consortium
McKee, K., Bassis, C. M., Golob, J., Palazzolo, B., Sen, A., Comstock, S. S., Rosas-Salazar, C., Stanford, J. B., O’Connor, T., Gern, J. E., Paneth, N., Dunlop, A. L., Smith, P. B., Newby, L. K., Adair, L., Jacobson, L. P., Catellier, D., McGrath, M., Douglas, C. & Duggal, P. & 271 others, Knapp, E., Kress, A., Blackwell, C. K., Mansolf, M. A., Lai, J. S., Ho, E., Cella, D., Gershon, R., Macy, M. L., Das, S. R., Freedman, J. E., Mallal, S. A., McLean, J. A., Shah, R. V., Shilts, M. H., Alshawabkeh, A. N., Cordero, J. F., Meeker, J., Trasande, L., Camargo, C. A., Hasegawa, K., Zhu, Z., Sullivan, A. F., Dabelea, D., Perng, W., Bekelman, T. A., Wilkening, G., Magzamen, S., Moore, B. F., Starling, A. P., Rinehart, D. J., Mitchell, D. K., D’Sa, V., Deoni, S. C. L., Mueller, H. G., Duarte, C. S., Monk, C., Canino, G., Posner, J., Murray, T., Lugo-Candelas, C., Dunlop, A. L., Brennan, P. A., Hockett, C., Elliott, A., Ferrara, A., Croen, L. A., Hedderson, M. M., Ainsworth, J., Bacharier, L. B., Bendixsen, C. G., Gern, J. E., Gold, D. R., Hartert, T. V., Jackson, D. J., Johnson, C. C., Joseph, C. L. M., Kattan, M., Hershey, G. K. K., Lemanske, R. F., Lynch, S. V., Miller, R. L., O’Connor, G. T., Ober, C., Ownby, D., Rivera-Spoljaric, K., Ryan, P. H., Seroogy, C. M., Singh, A. M., Wood, R. A., Zoratti, E. M., Habre, R., Farzan, S., Gilliland, F. D., Hertz-Picciotto, I., Bennett, D. H., Schweitzer, J. B., Schmidt, R. J., LaSalle, J. M., Hipwell, A. E., Keenan, K. E., Karr, C. J., Bush, N. R., LeWinn, K. Z., Sathyanarayana, S., Zhao, Q., Tylavsky, F., Carroll, K. N., Loftus, C. T., Leve, L. D., Ganiban, J. M., Neiderhiser, J. M., Weiss, S. T., Litonjua, A. A., McEvoy, C. T., Spindel, E. R., Tepper, R. S., Newschaffer, C. J., Lyall, K., Volk, H. E., Landa, R., Ozonoff, S., Piven, J., Hazlett, H., Pandey, J., Schultz, R., Dager, S., Botteron, K., Messinger, D., Stone, W., Ames, J., O’Connor, T. G., Miller, R. K., Oken, E., Hacker, M. R., James-Todd, T., O’Shea, T. M., Fry, R. C., Frazier, J. A., Singh, R., Rollins, C., Montgomery, A., Vaidya, R., Joseph, R. M., Washburn, L. K., Gogcu, S., Bear, K., Rollins, J. V., Hooper, S. R., Taylor, G., Jackson, W., Thompson, A., Daniels, J., Hernandez, M., Lu, K., Msall, M., Lenski, M., Obeid, R., Pastyrnak, S. L., Jensen, E., Sakai, C., Santos, H., Kerver, J. M., Paneth, N., Barone, C. J., Elliott, M. R., Ruden, D. M., Fussman, C., Herbstman, J. B., Margolis, A., Schantz, S. L., Geiger, S. D., Aguiar, A., Tabb, K., Strakovsky, R., Woodruff, T., Morello-Frosch, R., Padula, A., Stanford, J. B., Porucznik, C. A., Giardino, A. P., Wright, R. J., Wright, R. O., Collett, B., Baumann-Blackmore, N., Gangnon, R., Jackson, D. J., McKennan, C. G., Wilson, J., Altman, M., Aschner, J. L., Stroustrup, A., Merhar, S. L., Moore, P. E., Pryhuber, G. S., Hudak, M., Lyndaker, A. M. R., Lampland, A. L., Rochelson, B., Jan, S., Blitz, M. J., Katzow, M. W., Brown, Z., Chiuzan, C., Rafael, T., Lewis, D., Meirowitz, N., Poindexter, B., Gebretsadik, T., Osmundson, S., Straughen, J. K., Eapen, A., Cassidy-Bushrow, A., Wegienka, G., Sitarik, A., Woodcroft, K., Urquhart, A., Levin, A., Johnson-Hooper, T., Davidson, B., Ma, T., Barrett, E. S., Blaser, M. J., Dominguez-Bello, M. G., Horton, D. B., Jimenez, M., Rosen, T., Palomares, K., Avalos, L. A., Zhu, Y., Hunt, K. J., Newman, R. B., Bloom, M. S., Alkis, M. H., Roberts, J. R., Mumford, S. L., Burris, H. H., DeMauro, S. B., Yee, L. M., Hamvas, A., Olidipo, A. F., Haddad, A. S., Eiland, L. R., Spillane, N. T., Suri, K. N., Fisher, S. A., Goldstein, J. A., Mithal, L. B., DeRegnier, R. A. O., Maitre, N. L., Nguyen, R. H. N., JaKa, M. M., Sidebottom, A. C., Paidas, M. J., Potter, J. N. E., Ruby, N., Duthely, L., Jayakumar, A., Young, K., Maldonado, I., Miller, M., Slaughter, J. L., Keim, S. A., Lynch, C. D., Venkatesh, K. K., Whitworth, K. W., Symanski, E., Northrup, T. F., Mendez-Figueroa, H., Mosquera, R. A., Karagas, M. R., Madan, J. C., MacKenzie, D. M., Lewis, J. L., Rennie, B. J., Leventhal, B. L., Kim, Y. S., Bishop, S., Nozadi, S. S., Luo, L., Lester, B. M., Marsit, C. J., Everson, T., Loncar, C. M., McGowan, E. C., Sheinkopf, S. J., Carter, B. S., Check, J., Helderman, J. B., Neal, C. R. & Smith, L. M., Dec 2024, In: Scientific reports. 14, 1, 11798.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

Evaluation of PROMIS Cognitive Function Scores and Correlates in a Clinical Sample of Older Adults
Edelen, M. O. (Creator), Harrison, J. M. (Creator), Rodriguez, A. (Creator), Weir, R. (Creator), Lai, J.-S. (Creator), Langer, M. M. (Creator) & Hanmer, J. (Creator), SAGE Journals, 2022
DOI: 10.25384/sage.c.6147328, https://sage.figshare.com/collections/Evaluation_of_PROMIS_Cognitive_Function_Scores_and_Correlates_in_a_Clinical_Sample_of_Older_Adults/6147328
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Development of a Full Qualification Package for the PROMISnq Short Form v2.0 – Physical Function – Multiple Sclerosis 15a (DDT COA #000123)

Capturing the complexities of informal caregiver networks: New measures to improve outcomes for informal care partners of people living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD)

The ECHO Measurement Core: A Framework and Resourc

Northwestern University Clinical Outcome Assessment Team (NUCOAT)

Preparing a clinical outcomes assessment set for nephrotic syndrome [Prepare-NS]

Assessing the interchangeability of linked scores in multivariable statistical analyses

Development of the PROMIS pediatric stigma and extension to the PROMIS pediatric stigma: skin item banks

Green Space and Internalizing or Externalizing Symptoms among Children

Health system implementation of the PROMIS Cognitive Function Screener in the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit: framing as abilities versus concerns

Host factors are associated with vaginal microbiome structure in pregnancy in the ECHO Cohort Consortium

Evaluation of PROMIS Cognitive Function Scores and Correlates in a Clinical Sample of Older Adults

Jin-Shei Lai

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