Jin-Shei Lai

Primary Position
Professor
Job Responsibilities
Research
Education/Training
Other
Other Education/Training
Occupational Therapy, Measurement
Short Synopsis of Professional Interests
Quality of life and symptom management for children with brain tumor, cancer, and chronic illness; applications of item response theory such as developing item banks and computerized adaptive testing; rehabilitation.
Training Opportunities at Location
Yes
633 N St Clair, 9th floor
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone(s)
312-503-3370
Keywords
Quality of life
brain tumor/cancer
item response theory
item bank
Publications of Interest

Lai, J-S., Zelko, F., Krull, K., Cella, D., Nowinski, C., Manley, P., Goldman, S. (2014). Cognition Reported by Parent of Children with Cancer Compared to It Reported by Parents of US Pediatric General Population. Quality of Life Research, 23, 1049-1058.

Lai, J-S, Butt, Z., Zelko, F., Cella, D., Krull, K., Kieran, M., Goldman, S. (2011). Development of a Parent-reported Cognitive Function Item Bank Using Item Response Theory and Exploration of Its Clinical Utility in Computerized Adaptive Testing. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 36(7):766-79. Epub 2011 Mar 4. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsr005 (PMCID: (PMID: PMC3146757)

Lai, J-S., Nowinski, C., Victorson, D., Bode, R., Podrabsky, T., McKinney, N., Straube, D., Moy, C., Cella, D. (2012) Quality of Life Measures in Children with Neurological Conditions- Pediatric Neuro-QOL. Journal of Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 26 (1), 36-47. DOI 10.1177/1545968311412054

Lai, J-S., Stucky, B., Thissen, D., Varni, J.W., DeWitt, E.M., Irwin, D.E., Yeatts, K.B., Dewalt, D. (2013). Development and Psychometric Properties of the PROMIS® Pediatric Fatigue Item Banks.Quality of Life Research, 22 (9), 2417-2427

Lai, J-S., Wagner, L.I., Jacobsen, P.B., Cella, D. (in press). Self-reported Cognitive Concerns and Abilities: Two sides of one coin? Psychooncology. 2014 Apr 3. doi: 10.1002/pon.3522. [Epub ahead of print]