Evidence map›Paper›PMID 28160316›Full record

ArticleEuropean journal of haematology2017

The Myeloma Patient Outcome Scale is the first quality of life tool developed for clinical use and validated in patients with follicular lymphoma.

Joanna M Davies, Thomas R Osborne, Polly M Edmonds, Steve A Schey, Steve Devereux, Irene J Higginson, Christina Ramsenthaler

Open access · hybridAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in European journal of haematology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Priorities for Rural Lymphoma Survivors: A Qualitative Study.Clinical lymphoma, myeloma & leukemia · 2020
    Trial
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Joanna M DaviesFaculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6375-0023
Thomas R OsborneSt. Joseph's Hospice, London, UK.
Polly M EdmondsDepartment of Palliative Care, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Steve A ScheyDepartment of Haematological Medicine, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Steve DevereuxDepartment of Haematological Medicine, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Irene J HigginsonFaculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College London, London, UK.
Christina RamsenthalerFaculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College London, London, UK.
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · GBKing's College London · GBSt Christopher's Hospice · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe development of novel agents and an ageing population has led to an increasing number of patients with follicular lymphoma (FL) living longer with their disease. Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is a priority for patients and should guide clinical decisions. The Myeloma Patient Outcome Scale (MyPOS), originally developed for myeloma, was validated in a cross-sectional survey recruiting 124 FL patients.

methodsContent and construct validity, structural validity using confirmatory factor analyses, reliability and acceptability were evaluated.

resultsThree subscales were indicated: symptoms and function, emotional response, and healthcare support. MyPOS symptom and function scores were higher (worse) in participants with poorer ECOG performance status (F=26.2, P<.000) and discriminated between patients on and off treatment. Good convergent and discriminant validity in comparison to the EORTC-QLQ-C30 and FACT-Lym were demonstrated. Internal consistency was good; α coefficient 0.70-0.95 for the total MyPOS score and subscales.

conclusionThe MyPOS is valid, reliable and acceptable, and can be used to support clinical care of FL patients. This is the first measurement tool developed specially for use in clinical practice that has been validated for use in people with FL. Further longitudinal validation is now required to support its use in outcome measurement.

Indexed as

Outcome Assessment, Health CareQuality of LifeAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCross-Sectional StudiesFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansLymphoma, FollicularMaleMiddle AgedPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and Questionnairesfactor analysisFollicular lymphomanon-Hodgkin lymphomapsychometricsquality of lifequestionnaire validation

Identifiers

PMID28160316
PMCPMC5413861
OpenAlexW2585812548

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.