Psychometric Ontology of Experience and Measures
type: Ontology
imports: sio.owl
creator: Kelsey Rook
description: The Psychometric Ontology of Experience and Measures provides an ontology of domain concepts for the measurement of symptoms and syndromes related to psychiatric conditions.
license: https://opensource.org/license/mit
modified: 2023-11-20
label: Psychometric Ontology of Experience and Measures (POEM)

definition
type: AnnotationProperty
definition: The official definition, explaining the meaning of a class or property. Shall be Aristotelian, formalized and normalized. Can be augmented with colloquial definitions.

notation
type: AnnotationProperty
identifier: core#notation

has subscale
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: SIO_000028
inverse of: is subscale of
domain: composite scale
range: questionnaire scale
definition: comprises of multiple scales about more specific concepts

has variable
type: ObjectProperty
inverse of: is variable of
domain: Thing
range: semantic variable
definition: has a specification of some quality that is subject to change

is subscale of
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: SIO_000068
domain: questionnaire scale
range: composite scale
definition: has, as its constituent parts, multiple scales

is variable of
type: ObjectProperty
domain: semantic variable
range: Thing
definition: is an attribute specification of some entity that is subject to change

semantic variable
type: Class
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: is variable of
  qualified cardinality: 1
  on class: item stem concept
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: SIO_000008
  qualified cardinality: 1
  on class: SIO_000614
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: SIO_000332
  qualified cardinality: 1
  on class: SIO_000776
definition: A variable specification that includes the target entities and attributes, but not the population property

codebook
type: Class
subclass of: SIO_000000
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: SIO_000011
  some values from: item
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: SIO_000059
  min qualified cardinality: 1
  on class: response option
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: SIO_000008
  qualified cardinality: 1
  on class: experience
definition: a document used to outline the content, format, and coding scheme of a dataset

Detector
type: Class
subclass of: SIO_000956
definition: an object that is capable of sensing environmental properties by collecting physical signals about these properties, translating these physical signals into (most often electrical) signals, and forwarding these electrical signals to instruments

Informant
type: Class
subclass of: SIO_000498
definition: an individual or respondent who provides information based on an observation about themselves or someone else

Instrument
type: Class
subclass of: SIO_000956
definition: an object that receives sensed signals from detectors and processes these signals into numerical values

item
type: Class
subclass of: Instrument
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: SIO_000008
  some values from: SIO_000613
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: SIO_000095
  some values from: Questionnaire
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: SIO_000253
  min qualified cardinality: 1
  on class: item stem
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: SIO_000008
  qualified cardinality: 1
  on class: codebook
definition: an item stem and its response option within an assessment

item stem
type: Class
subclass of: SIO_000776
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: has variable
  some values from: semantic variable
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: SIO_000219
  min qualified cardinality: 1
  on class: item
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: SIO_000332
  qualified cardinality: 1
  on class: item stem concept
definition: a question or statement used to prompt an individual to provide information regarding a latent variable

Questionnaire
type: Class
subclass of: Instrument
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: SIO_000008
  some values from: Informant
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: SIO_000008
  min qualified cardinality: 1
  on class: questionnaire scale
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: SIO_000059
  min qualified cardinality: 1
  on class: item
definition: a set of questions for obtaining statistically useful or personal information from individuals

response option
type: Class
subclass of: SIO_000776
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: SIO_000008
  some values from: experience
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: SIO_000008
  some values from: SIO_000613
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: SIO_000095
  min qualified cardinality: 1
  on class: codebook
definition: a possible answer choice provided for a question or statement

evidence
type: Class
definition: A type of information that is used to support an assertion.

data item
type: Class

p-value
type: Class
subclass of: data item

study group population
type: Class
IAO_0000114: IAO_0000122
definition: is a population whose individual members realize (may be expressed as) a combination of inclusion rule values specifications or resulting from a sampling process (e.g. recruitment followed by randomization to group) on which a number of measurements will be carried out, which may be used as input to statistical tests and statistical inference.
IAO_0000117: Alejandra Gonzalez-Beltran
IAO_0000117: Orlaith Burke
IAO_0000117: Philippe Rocca-Serra
IAO_0000119: STATO
IAO_0000412: stato.owl
STATO_0000032: statistical sample

cohort
type: Class
subclass of: study group population
definition: a cohort is a study group population where the members are human beings which meet inclusion criteria and undergo a longitudinal design

Pearson's correlation coefficient
type: Class
subclass of: data item

Backward Translation
type: Class
subclass of: Activity
description: Process of transforming (translating) the generated instrument in the target langauge (i.e., a draft of the translated instrument), back into the language of the used instrument

Blind Review
type: Class
subclass of: Activity
description: Process by which someone who is blind to the original (untranslated) text resolves discrepancies between multiple forward translations

Double-Translation and Reconciliation
type: Class
subclass of: Activity
description: Process that includes an independent translator or an expert panel to identify and resolve any discrepancies between multiple forward translations, reconciling them into a single instrument. Requires forward translation to have occurred.

Expert Review
type: Class
subclass of: Activity
description: Process by which an individual or group of individuals review changes from the used instrument to the generated instrument and provide feedback to others associated with the activity

Forward Translation
type: Class
subclass of: Activity
description: Process of transforming (translating) the source language (i.e., the language of the used instrument) into a target language (i.e., the language in which generated instrument is to be administered)

instrument collection
type: Class
subclass of: SIO_000616
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: SIO_000059
  min qualified cardinality: 2
  on class: Instrument
definition: A set of measurement instruments that have been derived from each other, are published by the same organization, or have some other reason for close association

Interview
type: Class
subclass of: Activity
description: Process that includes distributing the generated instrument to the intended target population and collecting feedback

item stem concept
type: Class
subclass of: SIO_000000
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: has variable
  some values from: semantic variable
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: SIO_000095
  some values from: questionnaire scale
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: SIO_000332
  some values from: construct
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: SIO_000629
  min qualified cardinality: 1
  on class: item stem
definition: the experience or construct that the question or statement used to prompt an individual intends to capture

composite scale
type: Class
subclass of: questionnaire scale
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: has subscale
  min qualified cardinality: 1
  on class: questionnaire scale
definition: a questionnaire scale with one or more subsets of questions comprising another questionnaire scale

construct
type: Class
subclass of: SIO_000000
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: SIO_000563
  some values from: item stem concept
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: SIO_000563
  some values from: questionnaire scale
alternative: psychological construct
definition: a hypothetical or theoretical entity that can not be directly observed

experience
type: Class
subclass of: SIO_000005
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: SIO_000011
  some values from: codebook
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: SIO_000011
  some values from: response option
definition: an informant's observation or encounter in a situation or event

psychometric questionnaire
type: Class
subclass of: Questionnaire
definition: a questionnaire used to measure an individual's mental capabilities, behaviors, or psychological traits

questionnaire scale
type: Class
subclass of: SIO_000776
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: SIO_000332
  some values from: construct
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: SIO_000011
  min qualified cardinality: 1
  on class: Questionnaire
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: SIO_000059
  min qualified cardinality: 1
  on class: item stem concept
definition: a set of questions, often within a questionnaire, for obtaining information and/or a numeric result about one particular condition

SIO_001017
type: Class
definition: a sufficient set of co-occuring symptoms believed to represent an underlying phenomenon with dimensional properties