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

Journal article

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.

Authors: Valderas, J; Ferrer, M; Alonso, J

• Journal: Medicina Clinica
• Volume: 125
• Issue: SUPPL. 1
• Pages: 56-60
• Publication date: 2005-12-01
• DOI: 10.1157/13076466
• EISSN: 1578-8989
• ISSN: 0025-7753
• Language: Spanish; Castilian
• Keywords: Health-related quality of life; Validity; Evaluation; Patient related outcomes; Questionnaires; Reliability