Importance Clinicians, patients, and policy makers rely on published results from clinical
trials to help make evidence-informed decisions. To critically evaluate and use trial results …

Abstract Purpose The original COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health
Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) checklist was developed to assess the methodological …

Purpose To develop a set of consensus and empirically based reporting recommendations
for primary studies of the measurement properties of patient-reported outcome measures …

Background Scores on an outcome measurement instrument depend on the type and
settings of the instrument used, how instructions are given to patients, how professionals …

The COSMIN Study Design checklist is recommended for designing studies to evaluate
measurement properties of existing patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). It can be …

Objectives To develop an assessment and recognition tool to identify elite athletes at risk for
mental health symptoms and disorders. Methods We conducted narrative and systematic …

Background The internet is now a major source of health information. With the growth of
internet users, eHealth literacy has emerged as a new concept for digital health care …

Abstract The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), and Pain Severity
subscale of the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI-PS) are the most frequently used instruments to …

Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are self-rated scales and indices developed
to improve the detection of the patients' subjective experience. Given that a considerable …

Background The Internet Gaming Disorder Scale–Short-Form (IGDS9-SF) is among the best
with regard to its psychometric properties. Therefore, clinical psychologists are likely guided …