Purpose Systematic reviews of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) differ from
reviews of interventions and diagnostic test accuracy studies and are complex. In fact …

Background The COSMIN checklist is a standardized tool for assessing the methodological
quality of studies on measurement properties. It contains 9 boxes, each dealing with one …

Abstract Purpose The original COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health
Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) checklist was developed to assess the methodological …

OBJECTIVE: Lack of consensus on taxonomy, terminology, and definitions has led to
confusion about which measurement properties are relevant and which concepts they …

Background Aim of the COSMIN study (COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of
health status Measurement INstruments) was to develop a consensus-based checklist to …

The success of the Apgar score demonstrates the astounding power of an appropriate
clinical instrument. This down-to-earth book provides practical advice, underpinned by …

OBJECTIVES: Recently, an increasing number of systematic reviews have been published
in which the measurement properties of health status questionnaires are compared. For a …

Abstract Background The COSMIN checklist (COnsensus-based Standards for the selection
of health status Measurement INstruments) was developed in an international Delphi study …

The selection of appropriate outcomes is crucial when designing clinical trials in order to
compare the effects of different interventions directly. For the findings to influence policy and …

Background Content validity is the most important measurement property of a patient-
reported outcome measure (PROM) and the most challenging to assess. Our aims were …