SynthesisQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2024
Psychometric properties of health-related quality of life instruments used in survivors of critical illness: a systematic review.
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Abstract
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objectivesHealth-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a patient-reported measure of health status. However, research on the psychometric properties of HRQoL instruments used post-critical care is less common. We conducted a systematic review assessing the psychometric properties of HRQoL instruments used in adult survivors following critical illness.
methodsThree databases were systematically searched between 1990 and June 2022. Screening articles for eligibility, we selected either development studies for new tools or studies that evaluated psychometric properties, and whose target population represented adult survivors following critical illness. Methodological quality was assessed using the COnsensus-Based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) checklist. The results of each psychometric property were then assessed for criteria of good psychometric properties (sufficient, insufficient or indeterminate) and qualitatively summarised. Finally, we graded the quality of the evidence using a modified GRADE approach.
resultsWe retrieved 13 eligible studies from 2,983 records identifying 10 HRQoL instruments used post-critical illness. While high-quality evidence for the considered PROMs was limited primarily due to risk of bias, seven instruments demonstrated sufficient levels of reliability, four instruments presented sufficient hypothesis testing, and two instruments showed sufficient responsiveness. Except the Short Form-36, evidence for psychometric properties of other individual measures was limited to a few studies.
conclusionThere was limited evidence demonstrated for the psychometric properties of the included PROMs evaluating HRQoL. Further research is warranted to evaluate the psychometric properties of HRQoL measures, strengthening the evidence for administering these instruments in survivors following critical illness.
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