Goal attainment scaling as an outcome measure for randomised controlled trials: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

(1) Identify the healthcare settings in which goal attainment scaling (GAS) has been used as an outcome measure in randomised controlled trials. (2) Describe how GAS has been implemented by researchers in those trials.

Design

Scoping review using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for scoping reviews approach.

Data sources

PubMed, CENTRAL, EMBASE and PsycINFO were searched through 28 February 2022.

Eligibility criteria

English-language publications reporting on research where adults in healthcare settings were recruited to a randomised controlled trial where GAS was an outcome measure.

Data extraction and synthesis

Two independent reviewers completed data extraction. Data collected underwent descri

SUBMITTER: Logan B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9316030 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature