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Basic Science
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Outcome Measures and PROMs

Clinical Research Methodology

A research team is designing a randomized controlled trial comparing two surgical techniques for rotator cuff repair. They are selecting outcome measures for the study. They want to use patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) as primary endpoints and need to understand concepts of validity, reliability, and responsiveness. Regarding outcome measures and PROMs:

Mark each as TRUE or FALSE

A

Validity refers to whether an instrument measures what it is intended to measure; content validity a...

B

Reliability refers to the consistency of measurements; test-retest reliability examines stability ov...

C

Responsiveness is the ability of an instrument to detect clinically unimportant changes; floor effec...

D

Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) assess the patient's perspective of their condition and tr...

E

Disease-specific PROMs (e.g., Oxford Hip Score) are more responsive for specific conditions, while g...

Answer the questions to see explanations

Click T (True) or F (False) for each option