作者
Maarten Boers, John R Kirwan, George Wells, Dorcas Beaton, Laure Gossec, Maria-Antonietta d'Agostino, Philip G Conaghan, Clifton O Bingham III, Peter Brooks, Robert Landewé, Lyn March, Lee S Simon, Jasvinder A Singh, Vibeke Strand, Peter Tugwell
发表日期
2014/7/1
期刊
Journal of clinical epidemiology
卷号
67
期号
7
页码范围
745-753
出版商
Pergamon
简介
Background
Lack of standardization of outcome measures limits the usefulness of clinical trial evidence to inform health care decisions. This can be addressed by agreeing on a minimum core set of outcome measures per health condition, containing measures relevant to patients and decision makers. Since 1992, the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) consensus initiative has successfully developed core sets for many rheumatologic conditions, actively involving patients since 2002. Its expanding scope required an explicit formulation of its underlying conceptual framework and process.
Methods
Literature searches and iterative consensus process (surveys and group meetings) of stakeholders including patients, health professionals, and methodologists within and outside rheumatology.
Results
To comprehensively sample patient-centered and intervention-specific outcomes, a framework emerged …
学术搜索中的文章
M Boers, JR Kirwan, G Wells, D Beaton, L Gossec… - Journal of clinical epidemiology, 2014