A review of patient-reported outcome measures to assess female infertility-related quality of life.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infertility has a negative impact on quality of life (QoL) and well-being of affected individuals and couples. A variety of patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures to assess infertility-related QoL are available; however, there is a concern regarding potential issues with their development methodology, validation and use. This review aimed to i) identify PRO measures used in infertility interventional studies ii) assess validation evidence to identify a reliable, valid PRO measure to assess changes in QoL or treatment satisfaction in clinical studies with female patients following treatment with novel therapies iii) identify potential gaps in evidence for validity.

Methods

A structured literature search of Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane Library (accessed in Sep

SUBMITTER: Kitchen H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5408488 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature