Quality of patient-reported outcome measures for acute bronchitis: a systematic review of instruments and measurement properties.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are standardized questionnaires for the assessment of health outcomes directly from the patient. A systematic evaluation of the quality of PROMs for acute bronchitis (AB) and acute cough due to (lower) respiratory tract infection or common cold has not yet been performed. The present study aimed to systematically review the quality of available PROMs for AB and acute cough due to (lower) respiratory tract infection or common cold for use in adults and children.

Methodology

Embase, PubMed and Web of Science were searched for studies reporting on the development and/or validation of any PROMs for AB and acute cough due to (lower) respiratory tract infection or common cold. We assessed the methodological quality of each inclu

SUBMITTER: Donhauser T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12271018 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature