International mixed methods study protocol to develop a patient-reported outcome measure for all types of chronic wounds (the WOUND-Q).

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Most patient-reported outcome measures (PROM) for chronic wounds are specific to a single wound type (eg, pressure ulcer) or part of the body. A barrier to outcome assessment in wound care and research is the lack of a rigorously designed PROM that can be used across wound types and locations. This mixed method study describes the protocol for an international collaboration to develop and validate a new PROM called the WOUND-Q for adults with chronic wounds.

Methods and analysis

In phase I, the qualitative approach of interpretive description is used to elicit concepts important to people with wounds regarding outcome. Participants from Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and the USA are aged 18 years and older and have a wound that has lasted 3 months or longer.

SUBMITTER: Klassen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7170563 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature