Assessing the quality of patient-reported outcome measurements for gynecological cancers: a systematic review

Charlotte L Moss, Teresa Guerrero-Urbano, Ingrid White, Benjamin Taylor, Rebecca Kristeleit, Ana Montes, Louis Fox, Katharina Beyer, Monika Sztankay, Maria M Ratti, Elena S Sisca, Alexandra Derevianko, Steven MacLennan, Nicholas Wood, Lisa M Wintner, Mieke Van Hemelrijck

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Abstract

Aim: To provide perspective on patient-reported outcome measurement (PROM) instruments to adopt in patients diagnosed with gynecological cancers. Methods: A systematic search was conducted to identify PROMs developed for or applied in gynecological cancer populations. PROMs identified in more than one study subsequently underwent assessment according to the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) criteria. Results: Overall, 55 PROMs were identified within the gynecological cancer setting, and 20 were assessed according to COSMIN guidelines. Most PROMs had limited information reported, but a best fit approach was adopted to recommend a number of instruments for use in patients with gynecological cancer. Conclusion: Further study to assess the methodological quality of each PROM utilized in gynecological cancers is warranted to endorse the recommendations of this review.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)663-678
Number of pages16
JournalFuture Oncology
Volume19
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 May 2023

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Financial & competing interests disclosure
The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties.

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.

Keywords

  • gynecologic
  • measurement properties
  • patient-reported outcome measurements
  • PROMS
  • quality of life

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