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Abstract
Background:
A variety of instruments have been used to assess outcomes for patients with venous leg ulcers. This study sought to identify, evaluate and recommend the most appropriate patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for English-speaking patients with venous leg ulcers.
Methods:
This systematic review used a two-stage search approach. Electronic searches of major databases including MEDLINE were completed in October 2015, and then updated in July 2016.Additional studies were identified from citation checking. Study selection, data extraction and quality assessment were undertaken independently by at least two reviewers. Evaluation and summary of measurement properties of identified PROMs were done using standard and adapted study-relevant criteria.
Results:
Ten studies with data for four generic PROMS and six condition-specific measures were identified. No generic PROM showed adequate content and criterion validity; however, the EuroQoLFive Dimensions (EQ-5D™), Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) and 12-item Short-Form Health Survey(SF-12®) had good acceptability. In general, the EQ-5D™ showed poor responsiveness in patients with venous leg ulcers. Most condition-specific PROMs demonstrated poor criterion and construct validity. Overall, there was some evidence of internal consistency for the Venous Leg Ulcer Quality of Life(VLU-QoL) and the Sheffield Preference-based Venous Ulcer questionnaire (SPVU-5D). Test–retest reliability was satisfactory for the Venous Leg Ulcer Self-Efficacy Tool (VeLUSET).
Conclusion:
The NHP and VLU-QoL questionnaire seemed the most suitable PROMs for use by clinicians. However, a valid condition-specific PROM is still required.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 The Authors. BJS Open published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of the BJS Society Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes. |
Keywords: | ulcer; health surveys; leg ulcer; psychometrics; self efficacy; varicose ulcer; quality of life; reliability; criterion validity; construct validity; patient self-report |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH NIHR VASCUALAR SERV |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 29 Nov 2017 12:37 |
Last Modified: | 14 Dec 2023 16:05 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/bjs5.25 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:124585 |