Montreal Accord on Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) use series–Paper 7: modern perspectives of measurement validation emphasize justification of inferences based on patient reported outcome scores
Manuscript
Sawatzky, R., Chan, E. K., Zumbo, B. D., Ahmed, S., Bartlett, S. J., Bingham III, C. O., … & Lix, L. M. (2017). Montreal Accord on Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) use series–Paper 7: modern perspectives of measurement validation emphasize justification of inferences based on patient reported outcome scores. Journal of clinical epidemiology, 89, 154-159.
Background
Obtaining the patient’s view about the outcome of care is an essential component of patient-centered care. Many patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments for different purposes have been developed since the 1960s. Measurement validation is fundamental in the development, evaluation, and use of PRO instruments.
Objectives
This paper provides a review of modern perspectives of measurement validation in relation to the followings three questions as applied to PROs: (1) What evidence is needed to warrant comparisons between groups and individuals? (2) What evidence is needed to warrant comparisons over time? and (3) What are the value implications, including personal and societal consequences, of using PRO scores?