Quality criteria were proposed for measurement properties of health status questionnaires.
- C. Terwee, S. Bot, H. D. de Vet
- MedicineJournal of Clinical Epidemiology
- 2007
Development of AMSTAR: a measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews
- B. Shea, J. Grimshaw, L. Bouter
- Medicine, PsychologyBMC Medical Research Methodology
- 15 February 2007
A measurement tool for the 'assessment of multiple systematic reviews' (AMSTAR) was developed that consists of 11 items and has good face and content validity for measuring the methodological quality of systematic reviews.
The COSMIN study reached international consensus on taxonomy, terminology, and definitions of measurement properties for health-related patient-reported outcomes.
- L. Mokkink, C. Terwee, H. D. de Vet
- MedicineJournal of Clinical Epidemiology
- 1 July 2010
The COSMIN checklist for assessing the methodological quality of studies on measurement properties of health status measurement instruments: an international Delphi study
- L. Mokkink, C. Terwee, H. D. de Vet
- Medicine, PsychologyQuality of Life Research
- 19 February 2010
The resulting COSMIN checklist could be useful when selecting a measurement instrument, peer-reviewing a manuscript, designing or reporting a study on measurement properties, or for educational purposes.
When to use agreement versus reliability measures.
- H. D. de Vet, C. Terwee, D. Knol, L. Bouter
- MedicineJournal of Clinical Epidemiology
- 1 October 2006
COSMIN guideline for systematic reviews of patient-reported outcome measures
- C. Prinsen, L. Mokkink, C. Terwee
- MedicineQuality of Life Research
- 12 February 2018
The COSMIN guideline for systematic reviews of PROMs includes methodology to combine the methodological quality of studies on measurement properties with the quality of the PROM itself (i.e., its measurement properties).
Rating the methodological quality in systematic reviews of studies on measurement properties: a scoring system for the COSMIN checklist
- C. Terwee, L. Mokkink, D. Knol, R. Ostelo, L. Bouter, H. D. de Vet
- MedicineQuality of Life Research
- 6 July 2011
The COSMIN checklist with the proposed scoring system seems to be a useful tool for assessing the methodological quality of studies included in systematic reviews of measurement properties.
The COSMIN checklist for evaluating the methodological quality of studies on measurement properties: A clarification of its content
- L. Mokkink, C. Terwee, H. D. de Vet
- Psychology, MedicineBMC Medical Research Methodology
- 18 March 2010
These choices for the design requirements and preferred statistical methods for which no evidence is available in the literature or on which the Delphi panel members had substantial discussion are explained.
Interpreting Change Scores for Pain and Functional Status in Low Back Pain: Towards International Consensus Regarding Minimal Important Change
- R. Ostelo, R. Deyo, H. D. de Vet
- MedicineSpine
- 1 January 2008
Proposed MIC values are not the final answer but offer a common starting point for future research and facilitate the use of these measures in clinical practice and the comparability of future studies.
Elevated C-reactive protein levels in overweight and obese adults.
- M. Visser, L. Bouter, G. Mcquillan, M. Wener, T. Harris
- MedicineJAMA
- 8 December 1999
Higher BMI is associated with higher CRP concentrations, even among young adults aged 17 to 39 years, and these findings suggest a state of low-grade systemic inflammation in overweight and obese persons.
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