Psychometric evaluation of osteoarthritis questionnaires: A systematic review of the literature

✍ Scribed by Veenhof, Cindy ;Bijlsma, Johannes W. J. ;van den Ende, Cornelia H. M. ;Dijk, Gabriella M. van ;Pisters, Martijn F. ;Dekker, Joost

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 106 KB
• Volume: 55
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0004-3591
• DOI: 10.1002/art.22001

✦ Synopsis

Materials and Methods

Study selection. An extensive search was conducted in the Medline (1966( through May 2004)), CINAHL (1982 through May 2004), and Embase (1988 through May 2004) databases. The broad computerized search strategy was built on search strategy for OA of the hip/knee; search strategy for outcome assessment; search strategy for the outcome dimensions pain, physical function, and patient global assessment; and search strategy for psychometric qualities. Furthermore, references of the retrieved articles were screened for relevant articles.

Inclusion of articles was based on the title and abstract, and was decided by 2 independent reviewers (CV and CHME). In case of uncertainty, the full article was read by 2 independent reviewers (CV and MFP). If necessary, disagreements were resolved by a third reviewer (CHME). Inclusion criteria at the level of patients were as follows: