PROM-select app
The PROM-select app helps researchers and healthcare professionals find the best patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for their studies or clinical practice. It provides guidance on selecting valid and reliable questionnaires that capture patients' perspectives on their health and treatment.
At a glance
Use when
Selecting outcome measures for clinical research, designing patient-centered care pathways, preparing for regulatory submissions requiring patient-reported outcomes
Avoid when
Need for non-patient-reported outcomes (e.g., clinician-reported or biomarker outcomes), when working outside the app's covered conditions or languages
Inputs
Health condition, target population, measurement domain (e.g., pain, quality of life), desired psychometric properties
Outputs
List of recommended PROMs with quality ratings, comparison tables, guidance on interpretation and use
How it works
The PROM-select app is a web-based tool designed to support the systematic selection of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures. It structures criteria for evaluating PROMs, including validity, reliability, responsiveness, and interpretability, aligned with COSMIN guidelines. The app enables users to compare instruments based on methodological quality and relevance to specific health conditions or populations.
- Project
- HTx
- Funding
- Horizon 2020
- Project status
- Completed 2024
- HTA domains
- Clinical Effectiveness, Costs & Economic Evaluation
- Categories
- PROMs
- Technology
- Non-specific
- Assumptions
- Users have basic knowledge of outcome measurement; available PROMs are adequately described in the database
- Strengths
- Based on rigorous methodology (COSMIN), user-friendly interface, supports evidence-based selection, promotes standardization in outcome reporting
- Limitations
- Limited to PROMs included in the database, may not cover very rare conditions or newly developed instruments
- Also known as
- PROM-select, PROM selection tool
Questions this answers
- › Which patient-reported outcome measure is most valid for my study?
- › How do I compare different PROMs for a specific condition?
- › Is this questionnaire reliable for use in clinical trials?
- › What criteria should I use to evaluate a PROM?
- › How can I ensure the PROM I choose captures what matters to patients?
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