The PECUNIA Patient-Reported Outcome Measure – Mental Health (PROM-MH) Compendium
The PECUNIA PROM-MH Compendium is a collection of 204 mental health patient-reported outcome measures that can be used to assess quality of life and well-being in economic evaluations across different countries and sectors. It helps researchers choose the right tool by providing detailed information about each measure, including language versions, age-specific forms, and whether they can be used in economic studies.
At a glance
Use when
Selecting appropriate patient-reported outcome measures for mental health economic evaluations, especially in international or multi-stakeholder contexts.
Avoid when
When a single instrument meeting all six suitability criteria is required, as none currently exist.
Inputs
Patient-reported data on mental health, quality of life, and well-being; metadata on instrument characteristics such as language versions, age adaptations, and valuation methods.
Outputs
A curated compendium of 204 mental health PROMs with metadata, including suitability indicators for economic evaluation contexts.
How it works
The compendium includes 134 unique PROMs or PROM families identified through a systematic literature review (2008–2020), evaluated against six criteria for suitability in multisectoral, multinational, and multiperson economic evaluations: availability of adult and child versions, proxy-completion option, assessment of outcomes beyond health, multiple language versions, preference-based valuation, and multi-country value sets. While 72% have translations in at least two languages, only 11% support preference-based scoring, and none meet all six criteria.
- Project
- PECUNIA
- Funding
- Horizon 2020
- Project status
- Completed 2021
- HTA domains
- Clinical Effectiveness, Costs & Economic Evaluation
- Technology
- Non-specific
- Assumptions
- That existing PROMs can be systematically evaluated for cross-sectoral and cross-national applicability, and that preference-based measures with multi-country value sets enhance comparability in economic evaluations.
- Strengths
- Comprehensive, systematically compiled resource with detailed metadata; supports instrument selection in complex, multinational economic evaluations; includes both generic and mental health-specific PROMs.
- Limitations
- No identified PROM meets all six criteria for multisectoral, multinational, and multiperson applicability; limited availability of preference-based valuations and multi-country value sets.
- Also known as
- PECUNIA PROM-MH Compendium, Patient-Reported Outcome Measure – Mental Health Compendium
Questions this answers
- › Which patient-reported outcome measures are suitable for mental health economic evaluations?
- › Are there mental health PROMs available for both adults and children?
- › Do any mental health PROMs allow proxy reporting by caregivers?
- › Which PROMs measure well-being beyond just health?
- › Are there mental health outcome measures with international value sets for cost-effectiveness analysis?
- › What PROMs are available in multiple languages for use in multinational studies?
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