Measurement properties of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMS) in Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: a systematic review

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Lesley Dawson appraises and summarises a recent systematic review of the measurement properties of PROMs (patient reported outcome measures) used for patellofemoral pain syndrome.

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A Hierarchy of Patient-Reported Outcomes for Meta-Analysis of Knee Osteoarthritis Trials

Apples and oranges

Have you ever tried to compare the results of different clinical trials only to find that different outcome measures have been used in each and often in each study more than one outcome measure is reported. This is a common problem for systematic reviewers. When faced with more than one outcome measure which should be [read the full story…]