Evaluation of Domains of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Recovery After Childbirth: A Scoping and Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Despite the global delivery rate being approximately 259 deliveries per minute in 2018, postpartum recovery remains poorly defined.

Objectives

To identify validated patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) used to assess outpatient and inpatient postpartum recovery, evaluate frequency of PROM use, report the proportion of identified PROMs used within each recovery domain, report the number of published studies within each recovery domain, summarize descriptive data (country of origin, year of study, and journal specialty) for published studies using PROMs to evaluate postpartum recovery, and report PROMs used to evaluate global postpartum recovery.

Evidence review

This study followed PRISMA-ScR guidelines. A literature search of 4 databases (MEDLINE throug

SUBMITTER: Sultan P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7244991 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature