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Table 1 Oesophageal cancer studies ( n = 56) using validated PROMs ( n = 21)

From: Developing core outcomes sets: methods for identifying and including patient-reported outcomes (PROs)

 

n

(%)

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

  1. aOne study used an adapted version with an additional scale [56].
  2. bSourced from authors’ knowledge; PROM yet to be used in a published study at the time of the conducted search.
  3. DAUGS: Dysfunction After Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery; EQOL: Esophageal Quality of Life Questionnaire; FACT-E: Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Esophageal; GERD-HRQL: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease-Health Related Quality of Life; GIQLI: Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index; HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale; HRQL: Health-related Quality of Life; LAGS: Life After Gastric Surgery index; MOS: Medical Outcomes Study; OES: Oesophageal; OG: Oesophagogastric; PAIS: Psychosocial Adjustment to Iillness Scale; POMS: Profile of Moods States; PNPC: Problems and Needs in Palliative Care; QLQ: Quality of Life Qquestionnaire; RCT: Randomised controlled trial; RSCL: Rotterdam Symptom Checklist; SF36: Short form 36; WOCS: Worry of Cancer scale.