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Patient‐reported outcome measures in recurrent aphthous stomatitis: A critical assessment of quality properties
Author(s) -
Wiriyakijja P,
Fedele S,
Porter S,
Mercadante V,
Ni Riordain R
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
oral diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.953
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1601-0825
pISSN - 1354-523X
DOI - 10.1111/odi.12726
Subject(s) - prom , recurrent aphthous stomatitis , medicine , interpretability , quality of life (healthcare) , patient reported outcome , psychosocial , oral medicine , stomatitis , physical therapy , dentistry , psychiatry , nursing , machine learning , obstetrics , computer science
Objectives To analyse the range of existing patient‐reported outcome measures ( PROM s) used in studies of recurrent aphthous stomatitis ( RAS ) and to evaluate their quality properties via the assessment of psychometric properties and interpretability. Materials and Methods Electronic databases were searched to identify relevant publications related to PROM s used in RAS . Publications were selected based on predefined criteria. All identified PROM s were then classified by measuring concepts and assessed for instrument characteristics and evidence for quality properties for RAS patients. Results Twenty‐eight PROM s were used in studies of RAS patients. Instruments focused upon oral symptoms ( n = 4), psychosocial status ( n = 15) and quality of life ( n = 9). Five PROM s (Oral Health‐related Quality of Life‐ UK , Chronic Oral Mucosal Disease Questionnaire, Oral Health Impact Profile‐14, Medical Outcome Study Short Form‐36 and Mumcu's composite index) were found to have some evidence of psychometric performance. No PROMs showed evidence for interpretability of their scores in RAS patients. Conclusion There was a wide range of PROM s used in clinical studies of RAS . The majority of these PROM s lack evidence of measurement properties and interpretability for RAS patients. Further studies are required to confirm whether these instruments are suitable and useful for this patient group.