Patient-reported outcome measure to implement routine assessment of cancer survivors' unmet needs: An overview of reviews and COSMIN analysis

Angela Contri; Sara Paltrinieri; Martina Torreggiani; Maria Chiara Bassi; Elisa Mazzini; Monica Guberti; Isabella Campanini; Luca Ghirotto; Stefania Fugazzaro; Stefania Costi

doi:10.1016/j.ctrv.2023.102622

Patient-reported outcome measure to implement routine assessment of cancer survivors' unmet needs: An overview of reviews and COSMIN analysis

Cancer Treat Rev. 2023 Nov:120:102622. doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2023.102622. Epub 2023 Sep 9.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Clinical and Experimental Medicine PhD Program, Via del Pozzo n.74, 41100 Modena, Italy. Electronic address: angela.contri@unimore.it.
² Public Health Sciences PhD Program, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Via Commenda, 19, 20122 Milan, Italy; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, via Amendola 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy. Electronic address: sara.paltrinieri@ausl.re.it.
³ Nursing and Allied Profession Research Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS Reggio Emilia, Via Giovanni Amendola, 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy. Electronic address: martina.torreggiani@ausl.re.it.
⁴ Medical Library, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Via Giovanni Amendola, 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy. Electronic address: mariachiara.bassi@ausl.re.it.
⁵ Medical Directorate Hospital Network, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Via Giovanni Amendola, 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy. Electronic address: Elisa.Mazzini@ausl.re.it.
⁶ Research and EBP Unit, Health Professions Department, Azienda USL-IRCCS Reggio Emilia, Via Giovanni Amendola, 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy. Electronic address: monica.guberti@ausl.re.it.
⁷ LAM-Motion Analysis Laboratory, S. Sebastiano Hospital, Neuromotor and Rehabilitation Department, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Via Circondaria 29, 42015 Correggio, Italy. Electronic address: isabella.campanini@ausl.re.it.
⁸ Qualitative Research Unit, Azienda USL - IRCCS Di Reggio Emilia, Via Giovanni Amendola, 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy. Electronic address: luca.ghirotto@ausl.re.it.
⁹ Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, via Amendola 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy. Electronic address: stefania.fugazzaro@ausl.re.it.
¹⁰ Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, via Amendola 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy; Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences Related to Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via del Pozzo, 71, 41124 Modena, Italy.

PMID: 37713972
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2023.102622

Abstract

As the number of cancer survivors (CSs) is increasing worldwide, providing services relevant to the specific, unmet needs of these individuals is crucial. There are currently various patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) whose aim is to identify the unmet needs of CSs. Still, limited guidance supports healthcare providers in choosing the most valid and reliable PROMs for this purpose. We conducted this overview of systematic reviews (SRs) on the psychometric properties of PROMs addressing the unmet needs of adult CSs suffering from non-cutaneous cancers. We searched databases for SRs published between 2012 and January 2023. Two SRs were included, covering 14 PROMs tested on 19,151 CSs. These were assessed according to the COSMIN methodology for SRs of PROMs for the quality of their measurement properties and risk of bias, thus providing guidance in selecting PROMs that appropriately reflect the unmet needs of CSs.

Keywords: COSMIN; Cancer survivors; Patient related outcome measure (PROMs); Psychometric properties; Unmet needs.

Publication types

Review