ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2021
Response shift in results of patient-reported outcome measures: a commentary to The Response Shift-in Sync Working Group initiative.
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- 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
- In Sync Working Group response-shift.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Implications of response shift for micro-, meso-, and macro-level healthcare decision-making using results of patient-reported outcome measures.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Response shift in patient-reported outcomes: definition, theory, and a revised model.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- What should progress in response-shift research look like?Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Critical examination of current response shift methods and proposal for advancing new methods.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeThe Working Group undertook a critical, comprehensive synthesis of the response shift work to date. We aimed to (1) describe the rationale for this initiative; (2) outline how the Working Group operated; (3) summarize the papers that comprise this initiative; and (4) discuss the way forward.
methodsFour interdisciplinary teams, consisting of response shift experts, external experts, and new investigators, prepared papers on (1) definitions and theoretical underpinnings, (2) operationalizations and response shift methods, (3) implications for healthcare decision-making, and (4) on the published magnitudes of response shift effects. Draft documents were discussed during a two-day meeting. Papers were reviewed by all members.
resultsVanier and colleagues revised the formal definition and theory of response shift, and applied these in an amended, explanatory model of response shift. Sébille and colleagues conducted a critical examination of eleven response shift methods and concluded that for each method extra steps are required to make the response shift interpretation plausible. Sawatzky and colleagues created a framework for considering the impact of response shift on healthcare decision-making at the level of the individual patient (micro), the organization (meso), and policy (macro). Sajobi and colleagues are conducting a meta-analysis of published response shift effects. Preliminary findings indicate that the mean effect sizes are often small and variable across studies that measure different outcomes and use different methods.
conclusionFuture response shift research will benefit from collaboration among diverse people, formulating alternative hypotheses of response shift, and conducting the most conclusive studies aimed at testing these (falsification).
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