Use of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Lower Extremity Research.
Yongni Zhang, Yaning Zang, Jiayi Ren and 4 others
PMID 37425104WHAT IT FOUND
Most lower extremity research uses questionnaires that were not recommended by systematic reviews.
Only two of fifteen conditions matched. Check if your tool has strong evidence before trusting the scores.
Key findings
01Systematic reviews recommended 20 specific patient-reported outcome measures for 15 lower extremity conditions.
02There was a mismatch between recommended measures and those used in published research for 13 of the 15 conditions.
03Legacy instruments like the modified Harris Hip Score and KOOS were commonly used for conditions where they were not recommended.
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What it does not show
The usage analysis was limited to seven specific journals, which may not represent all clinical practice or research. The review only considered PROMs that had been evaluated in systematic reviews; other valid measures might exist but were not included. The search was limited to English-language articles.
Declared interests
The authors declared no affiliations or financial involvement with any organization related to the subject matter. There was no financial support for the research.
The easy way to misread this
Do not assume that a widely used questionnaire is the best choice for your patient. The study found that for 13 of 15 lower extremity conditions, researchers used tools that were not recommended by systematic reviews, meaning the scores may not accurately reflect the patient's true status.