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Exclusions
studies using clinician-rated instruments;
studies evaluating the performance of non-patient reported measures of functioning or
health status where a PROM is used as a comparator;
studies with very small samples, i.e. fewer than 50 participants (except in the case of
instrument development studies);
studies using substantially incomplete versions of instruments.
c) Data extraction
For all PROMs included in the review, evidence is reported for the following measurement
criteria:
reliability
validity
responsiveness
precision
Operational characteristics, such as patient acceptability and feasibility of administration for
staff, are also reported.
d) Assessment of methodological quality of PROMs
Assessment and evaluation of the PROMs identified was performed using the criteria
described in Appendix A. Searches identified nearly 4,000 potentially relevant records; of
these, 259 papers were retrieved and reviewed in full. When assessed against the inclusion
criteria, 128 studies were included in the review (Table 1).
Table 1: Number of articles identified by the literature review
Source Results of search Number of articles
included in review
PROM bibliography: 30,350 252 33
PubMed 2007-September 2009 3699 18
Hand searching - 76
TOTAL 127
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