biostudies-literatureUnknown23(8)de Vries CEENovo NordiskMedtronicJohnson and JohnsonQuality of life is a key outcome that is not rigorously measured in obesity treatment research due to the lack of standardization of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and PRO measures (PROMs). The S.Q.O.T. initiative was founded to Standardize Quality of life measurement in Obesity Treatment. A first face-to-face, international, multidisciplinary consensus meeting was conducted to identify the key PROs and preferred PROMs for obesity treatment research. It comprised of 35 people living with obesity (PLWO) and healthcare providers (HCPs). Formal presentations, nominal group techniques, and modified Delphi exercises were used to develop consensus-based recommendations. The following eight PROs were considered important: self-esteem, physical health/functioning, mental/psychological health, soObesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesitye13452https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9539945biostudies-literatureOutcomes of the first global multidisciplinary consensus meeting including persons living with obesity to standardize patient-reported outcome measurement in obesity treatment research.PMC9539945Cohen RVGhaferi AAWest-Smith LMeloni RIsack NMonpellier VMAndersen JRBirney SMasterson PHoogbergen MMClay CDixon JBHalford JCGTerwee CBBackman BVisser BNienhuijs SWAl-Sabah Svan Rossum EFCJanssen IMCAl Nawas MPetry TBZvan Wagensveld BALiem RSLKraaijveld CSogg Sde Vries CEEOttosson JBrown WALee WJde Blaeij SHamers PRoberts Avan der Steen Fle Brocq SGunn MFlint SWCoulman KDGovers ENesbitt JSalas XRfalseOutcomes of the first global multidisciplinary consensus meeting including persons living with obesity to standardize patient-reported outcome measurement in obesity treatment research.Quality of life is a key outcome that is not rigorously measured in obesity treatment research due to the lack of standardization of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and PRO measures (PROMs). The S.Q.O.T. initiative was founded to Standardize Quality of life measurement in Obesity Treatment. A first face-to-face, international, multidisciplinary consensus meeting was conducted to identify the key PROs and preferred PROMs for obesity treatment research. It comprised of 35 people living with obesity (PLWO) and healthcare providers (HCPs). Formal presentations, nominal group techniques, and modified Delphi exercises were used to develop consensus-based recommendations. The following eight PROs were considered important: self-esteem, physical health/functioning, mental/psychological health, so2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Aug2025-04-19T04:48:37.927Z2025-04-19T04:48:37.927ZS-EPMC95399453564493910.1111/obr.13452