TY - JOUR
AU1 - Mokkink, Lidwine B.
AU2 - Terwee, Caroline B.
AU3 - Patrick, Donald L.
AU4 - Alonso, Jordi
AU5 - Stratford, Paul W.
AU6 - Knol, Dirk L.
AU7 - Bouter, Lex M.
AU8 - de Vet, Henrica C. W.
AB - BackgroundAim of the COSMIN study (COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health status Measurement INstruments) was to develop a consensus-based checklist to evaluate the methodological quality of studies on measurement properties. We present the COSMIN checklist and the agreement of the panel on the items of the checklist.MethodsA four-round Delphi study was performed with international experts (psychologists, epidemiologists, statisticians and clinicians). Of the 91 invited experts, 57 agreed to participate (63%). Panel members were asked to rate their (dis)agreement with each proposal on a five-point scale. Consensus was considered to be reached when at least 67% of the panel members indicated ‘agree’ or ‘strongly agree’.ResultsConsensus was reached on the inclusion of the following measurement properties: internal consistency, reliability, measurement error, content validity (including face validity), construct validity (including structural validity, hypotheses testing and cross-cultural validity), criterion validity, responsiveness, and interpretability. The latter was not considered a measurement property. The panel also reached consensus on how these properties should be assessed.ConclusionsThe resulting COSMIN checklist could be useful when selecting a measurement instrument, peer-reviewing a manuscript, designing or reporting a study on measurement properties, or for educational purposes.
TI - The COSMIN checklist for assessing the methodological quality of studies on measurement properties of health status measurement instruments: an international Delphi study
JF - Quality of Life Research
DO - 10.1007/s11136-010-9606-8
DA - 2010-02-19
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/pubmed-central/the-cosmin-checklist-for-assessing-the-methodological-quality-of-HTAybDIA5Q
SP - 539
EP - 549
VL - 19
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -