From: A core outcome set for clinical trials in whiplash-associated disorders (WAD): a study protocol
Key concept | Definition |
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Health condition | A situation of impaired health |
Health intervention | An activity performed by, for, with or on behalf of a client(s) whose purpose is to improve individual or population health, to alter or diagnose the course of a health condition, or to improve functioning |
Core area | An aspect of health or a health condition that needs to be measured to appropriately assess the effects of a health intervention |
Domain | Component of core area: a concept to be measured, a further specification of an aspect of health, categorised within a core area |
Outcome | Any identified result in a domain arising from exposure to a causal factor or a health intervention |
Measurement instrument | A tool to measure a quality or quantity of a variable, in this context a domain or a contextual factor |
Outcome measurement instrument | A measurement instrument chosen to assess outcome |
Core domain set | For studies of health interventions, the minimum set of domains necessary to adequately cover all core areas, i.e. fully measure all relevant concepts of a specific health condition within a specified setting |
Core outcome Measurement set | The minimum set of outcome measurement instruments that must be administered in each intervention study of a certain health condition within a specified setting to adequately cover a corresponding core domain set. Describes how to measure |
Setting (scope) | The set of factors that describes the studies and circumstances to which the core outcome measurement set will apply. This is determined by the study questions and includes the health condition(s), target population, interventions, etc. |
Contextual factor | Variable that is not an outcome of the study, but needs to be recognised (and measured) to understand the study results. This includes potential confounders and effect modifiers |