Study design
|
RCT
|
4
|
(7)
|
|
Longitudinal
|
25
|
(45)
|
|
Cross-sectional
|
27
|
(48)
|
Publication year
|
<1995
|
1
|
(2)
|
|
1995-1999
|
6
|
(11)
|
|
2000-2004
|
12
|
(21)
|
|
2005-2009
|
26
|
(46)
|
|
2010-2011
|
11
|
(20)
|
Primary outcome
| | | |
Clinical measure (for example, morbidity, mortality)
|
2
|
(4)
|
PRO (for example, HRQL, symptoms)
|
40
|
(7)
|
Undefined/both clinical & PRO
|
14
|
(25)
|
|
Studies using PROM (n)
|
PROM scales and single items (n)
|
PROM
|
QLQ-C30
|
34
|
15
|
QLQ-OES18
|
19
|
10
|
SF36
|
12
|
8
|
QLQ-OES24
|
8
|
11
|
GIQLI
|
3
|
5
|
FACT-E
|
3
|
5
|
Adapted RSCL
|
4
|
4/5a
|
QLQ-C36
|
2
|
18
|
GERD-HRQL
|
1
|
2
|
DAUGS32
|
1
|
7
|
LAGS
|
1
|
3
|
RSCL
|
1
|
3
|
Adapted RSCL
|
1
|
5
|
PNPC
|
1
|
9
|
WOCS
|
1
|
1
|
MOS SF20
|
1
|
6
|
PAIS
|
1
|
7
|
POMS
|
1
|
6
|
HADS
|
1
|
2
|
EQOLb
|
0
|
5
|
QLQ-OG25b
|
0
|
16
|