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SynthesisQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2022

Patient-reported outcome measures to evaluate postoperative quality of life in patients undergoing elective abdominal surgery: a systematic review.

Margot E Lodge, Chris Moran, Adam D J Sutton, Hui-Ching Lee, Jugdeep K Dhesi, Nadine E Andrew, Darshini R Ayton, David J Hunter-Smith, Velandai K Srikanth, David A Snowdon

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  2. Methodological quality of 100 recent systematic reviews of health-related outcome measurement instruments: an overview of reviews.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024
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Margot E LodgePeninsula Clinical School, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2653-6826
Chris MoranPeninsula Clinical School, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. chris.moran@monash.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1872-3314
Adam D J SuttonDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3531-5331
Hui-Ching LeeDepartment of Geriatric Medicine, Peninsula Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9646-3939
Jugdeep K DhesiDepartment of Ageing and Health, Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0815-0233
Nadine E AndrewPeninsula Clinical School, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4846-2840
Darshini R AytonHealth and Social Care Unit, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2754-2024
David J Hunter-SmithDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery, Peninsula Clinical School, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8544-1531
Velandai K SrikanthPeninsula Clinical School, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8442-8981
David A SnowdonPeninsula Clinical School, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2041-3120

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo appraise the measurement properties of generic patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) measuring postoperative quality of life in adults undergoing elective abdominal surgery.

methodsWe conducted a systematic review of PROMs administered after elective abdominal surgery. We systematically searched Ovid MEDLINE, Embase, the Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature database, and the Cochrane Library from earliest available dates to July 24, 2021, using relevant search terms. Articles were included if they reported assessment of measurement properties of a generic PROM/s measuring postoperative quality of life in adults who had undergone elective abdominal surgery. We used the Consensus-based Standards for the selection of health status Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) Risk of Bias checklist to assess methodological quality. We synthesized the data and used the COSMIN criteria for good measurement properties and the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations criteria to rate the certainty of evidence.

resultsOf 12,121 identified articles, nine articles assessing five PROMs (SF-6D, EQ-5D, SF-36, SF-12, PROMIS-10) met inclusion criteria. Measurement properties assessed included internal consistency (n = 2), construct validity (n = 5), and responsiveness (n = 8). Two PROMs had high quality evidence for a single measurement property each. The SF-6D demonstrated high quality evidence for responsiveness and the EQ-5D had high quality evidence for construct validity.

conclusionThere is insufficient evidence to support the choice of a specific generic PROM to evaluate quality of life following elective abdominal surgery. Clinicians and researchers should be aware of the current limitations in knowledge of the measurement properties of available PROMs.

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Patient Reported Outcome MeasuresQuality of LifeAdultChecklistConsensusHealth StatusHumansElective surgeryMeasurement propertiesPatient-reported outcome measuresQuality of life

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