Objectives The aim of cross-cultural adaptation (CCA) of a questionnaire is to achieve
equivalence between the original and adapted questionnaire. Here, we aimed to review the …

In 2006, PAIN published a systematic review of the measurement properties of self-report
pain intensity measures in children and adolescents (Stinson JN, Kavanagh T, Yamada J …

Background: COSMIN (COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health
Measurement INstruments) is an initiative of an international multidisciplinary team of …

Background: Use of outcome measures (OMs) in adult neurologic physical therapy is
essential for monitoring changes in a patient's status over time, quantifying observations and …

This systematic review synthesizes and critically appraises measurement properties of
influential body image measures. Eight measures that met the definition of an assessment of …

Background Social support (SS) has been identified as an essential buffer to stressful life
events. Consequently, there has been a surge in the evaluation of SS as a wellbeing …

Purpose An essential aspect of patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) and
comparative effectiveness research (CER) is the integration of patient perspectives and …

Background Aim of the COSMIN study (COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of
health status Measurement INstruments) was to develop a consensus-based checklist to …

Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are measures of how patients feel or what they are able
to do in the context of their health status; PROs are reports, usually on questionnaires, about …

There are an estimated 35 million people with dementia across the world, of whom 50%
experience regular pain. Despite this, current assessment and treatment of pain in this …