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Table 3 Overview of all measurement properties, including their definitions

From: How to select outcome measurement instruments for outcomes included in a “Core Outcome Set” – a practical guideline

Measurement property Definition according to the COSMINa taxonomy Percentage of agreement in the Delphi study (%)
Content validity (including face validity) The degree to which the content of a measurement instrument is an adequate reflection of the construct to be measured 93
Reliability The degree to which the measurement is free from measurement error 91
Responsiveness The ability of a measurement instrument to detect change over time in the construct to be measured 91
Internal consistency The degree of interrelatedness among the items 90
Structural validity The degree to which the scores of a measurement instrument are an adequate reflection of the dimensionality of the construct to be measured 83
Measurement error The systematic and random error of a patient’s score that is not attributed to true changes in the construct to be measured 83
Hypotheses testing The degree to which the scores of a measurement instrument are consistent with hypotheses based on the assumption that the measurement instrument validly measures the construct to be measured 82
Criterion validity The degree to which the scores of a measurement instrument are an adequate reflection of a “gold standard” 76
Cross-cultural validity The degree to which the performance of the items on a translated or culturally adapted measurement instrument is an adequate reflection of the performance of the items of the original version of the measurement instrument 70
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