ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2018
Scoping review of response shift methods: current reporting practices and recommendations.
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40 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Power analyses for measurement model misspecification and response shift detection with structural equation modeling.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- How to select and understand guidelines for patient-reported outcomes: a scoping review of existing guidance.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Measurement invariance and adapted preferences: evidence for the ICECAP-A and WeRFree instruments.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2023Article
- Response shift in parent-reported psychopathology in children with chronic physical illness.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Implications of the syntheses on definition, theory, and methods conducted by the Response Shift - in Sync Working Group.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Response Shift After Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Targeting Severe Fatigue: Explorative Analysis of Three Randomized Controlled Trials.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2023Article
- Response shift in hearing related quality of life after cochlear implantation - effect size and clinical significance: a then-test study.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2023Article
- Listening to the elephant in the room: response-shift effects in clinical trials research.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2022Article
- Midwives' empathy and shared decision making from women's perspective - sensitivity of an assessment to compare quality of care in prenatal and obstetric care.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundResponse shift (RS) has been defined as a change in the meaning of an individual's self-evaluation of his/her health status and quality of life. Several statistical model- and design-based methods have been developed to test for RS in longitudinal data. We reviewed the uptake of these methods in patient-reported outcomes (PRO) literature.
methodsCINHAHL, EMBASE, Medline, ProQuest, PsycINFO, and Web of Science were searched to identify English-language articles about RS published until 2016. Data on year and country of publication, PRO measure adopted, RS detection method, type of RS detected, and testing of underlying model assumptions were extracted from the included articles.
resultsOf the 1032 articles identified, 101 (9.8%) articles were included in the study. While 54.5 of the articles reported on the Then-test, 30.7% of the articles reported on Oort's or Schmitt's structural equation modeling (SEM) procedure. Newer RS detection methods, such as relative importance analysis and random forest regression, have been used less frequently. Less than 25% reported on testing the assumptions underlying the adopted RS detection method(s).
conclusionsDespite rapid methodological advancements in RS research, this review highlights the need for further research about RS detection methods for complex longitudinal data and standardized reporting guidelines.
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