Core Set of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Measuring Quality of Life in Clinical Obesity Care.
Authors
Dijkhorst, Phillip J
Monpellier, Valerie M
Terwee, Caroline B
Liem, Ronald S L
van Wagensveld, Bart A
Janssen, Ignace M C
Ottosson, Johan
Halpern, Bruno
Flint, Stuart W
van Rossum, Elisabeth F C
Issue Date
2024-08
Type
Journal Article
Language
en
Keywords
Bariatric surgery , Clinical practice , Obesity treatment , Outcome reporting , Patient-reported outcome measures , Patient-reported outcomes , Quality of life
Alternative Title
Abstract
Purpose: The focus of measuring success in obesity treatment is shifting from weight loss to patients' health and quality of life. The objective of this study was to select a core set of patient-reported outcomes and patient-reported outcome measures to be used in clinical obesity care.
Materials and methods: The Standardizing Quality of Life in Obesity Treatment III, face-to-face hybrid consensus meeting, including people living with obesity as well as healthcare providers, was held in Maastricht, the Netherlands, in 2022. It was preceded by two prior multinational consensus meetings and a systematic review.
Results: The meeting was attended by 27 participants, representing twelve countries from five continents. The participants included healthcare providers, such as surgeons, endocrinologists, dietitians, psychologists, researchers, and people living with obesity, most of whom were involved in patient representative networks. Three patient-reported outcome measures (patient-reported outcomes) were selected: the Impact of Weight on Quality of Life-Lite (self-esteem) measure, the BODY-Q (physical function, physical symptoms, psychological function, social function, eating behavior, and body image), and the Quality of Life for Obesity Surgery questionnaire (excess skin). No patient-reported outcome measure was selected for stigma.
Conclusion: A core set of patient-reported outcomes and patient-reported outcome measures for measuring quality of life in clinical obesity care is established incorporating patients' and experts' opinions. This set should be used as a minimum for measuring quality of life in routine clinical practice. It is essential that individual patient-reported outcome measure scores are shared with people living with obesity in order to enhance patient engagement and shared decision-making.
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Citation
Dijkhorst, PK.; Monpellier, VM.; Terwee, CB.; et al. (2024) 'Core Set of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Measuring Quality of Life in Clinical Obesity Care', Obesity Surgery, 34(8) pp. 2980-2990. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-024-07381-4
Publisher
Springer Nature
License
© 2024. The Author(s).
Journal
Obesity surgery
Volume
34
Issue
8
PubMed ID
ISSN
1708-0428