Patient-reported outcome measures for uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To conduct a systematic review of the quality of existing patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for use in women with uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) applying the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) methodology, and to derive recommendations for their use in future research.

Methods

A systematic literature search was performed in PubMed and Web of Science. Studies reporting on the development and/or validation of any PROMs for uncomplicated UTIs in women were considered eligible. We evaluated the methodological quality of each included study using the COSMIN Risk of Bias Checklist, and further applied predefined criteria for good measurement properties. Finally, we graded the evidence and derived re

SUBMITTER: Piontek K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10329060 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature