A Core set of patient-reported outcome measures to measure quality of life in obesity treatment research.
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Authors
Dijkhorst, Phillip J
de Vries, Claire E E
Terwee, Caroline B
Janssen, Ignace M C
Liem, Ronald S L
van Wagensveld, Bart A
Ottosson, Johan
Halpern, Bruno
Flint, Stuart W
van Rossum, Elisabeth F C
Issue Date
2024-10-17
Type
Journal Article
Review
Review
Language
en
Keywords
bariatric surgery , obesity treatment , patient‐reported outcome , quality of life
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Abstract
The lack of standardization in patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) has made measurement and comparison of quality of life (QoL) outcomes in research focused on obesity treatment challenging. This study reports on the results of the second and third global multidisciplinary Standardizing Quality of life measures in Obesity Treatment (S.Q.O.T.) consensus meetings, where a core set of PROMs to measure nine previously selected patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in obesity treatment research was established. The S.Q.O.T. II online and S.Q.O.T. III face-to-face hybrid consensus meetings were held in October 2021 and May 2022. The meetings were led by an independent moderator specializing in PRO measurement. Nominal group techniques, Delphi exercises, and anonymous voting were used to select the most suitable PROMs by consensus. The meetings were attended by 28 and 27 participants, respectively, including a geographically diverse selection of people living with obesity (PLWO) and experts from various disciplines. Out of 24 PROs and 16 PROMs identified in the first S.Q.O.T. consensus meeting, the following nine PROs and three PROMs were selected via consensus: BODY-Q (physical function, physical symptoms, psychological function, social function, eating behavior, and body image), IWQOL-Lite (self-esteem), and QOLOS (excess skin). No PROM was selected to measure stigma as existing PROMs deemed to be inadequate. A core set of PROMs to measure QoL in research focused on obesity treatment has been selected incorporating patients' and experts' opinions. This core set should serve as a minimum to use in obesity research studies and can be combined with clinical parameters.
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Dijkhorst PJ, de Vries CEE, Terwee CB, et al. (2024) 'A Core set of patient-reported outcome measures to measure quality of life in obesity treatment research'. Obesity Reviews. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13849
Publisher
Wiley
License
© 2024 World Obesity Federation.
Journal
Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity
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1467-789X