Patient reported outcome measures assessing quality of life in patients with an intestinal stoma: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Living with a stoma can greatly influence quality of life. The purpose of this systematic review was to identify all patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) assessing health related quality of life (HRQoL) or similar constructs related to an intestinal stoma and to evaluate their level of validation.

Methods

The study was reported in line with PRISMA guidelines. The protocol was registered in PROSPERO prior to the study. Eligible studies were any study investigating psychometric properties of a stoma-specific PROM. The databases MedLine, Embase, CINAHL and Cochrane Libraries were searched for eligible studies. Studies were screened on title and abstract, then full-text for eligibility. Data extraction on the study populations, PROM characteristics, psychometric propert

SUBMITTER: Skibsted CV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9796962 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature