[Health-related quality of life instruments and other patient-reported outcomes]

Med Clin (Barc). 2005 Dec 1:125 Suppl 1:56-60. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7753(05)72211-9.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

In the last few years, many different instruments assessing health-related quality of life and the broader concept of Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO) have been developed. Following the recommendations of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Medical Outcomes Trust, the ePRO checklist provides a modular assessment for PRO instruments based on eight key attributes: conceptual and measurement model, reliability, validity, responsiveness, interpretability, respondent and administrative burden, alternative forms, and cross-cultural adaptation. Selected criteria describing each attribute in detail are also listed. The availability of explicit guidelines is expected to promote the development of better PRO measurement instruments.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Authorship / standards
  • Checklist*
  • Culture
  • Humans
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care / methods*
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care / standards
  • Quality of Life*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Research Design / standards