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. 2023 Spring;20(4-6):14–33.

TABLE 4.

Generic PROs

CLINICAL OUTCOME ASSESSMENT CLINICAL OUTCOME ASSESSMENT REFERENCES DOMAIN INTERPRETATION LANGUAGES RELIABILITY VALIDITY ORIGINAL VALIDATION
World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF) Adewuya and Makanjuola (2010),20 Franz et al (2013),61 Sonntag et al (2015),131 Su et al (2014)132 QoL 26 items scored 0–100 through transformation; higher score=better health Multiple ++ Cronbach’s α: 0.73–0.84 +++ on PANSS The WHOQOL Group (1998)183
36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) Domenech et al (2019),48 Franklin et al (2019),59 Grunder et al (2016),69 Guo et al (2012),71 Papaioannou et al (2011),117 Su et al (2014)132 QoL Lower score=greater disability Multiple +++ Cronbach’s α=0.9 +++ on PANSS (0.86)
+ on other COAs
Ware (2000),182 Papaioannou et al (2011)117
EuroQol 5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) Adewuya and Makanjuola (2010),20 Papaioannou et al (2011),117 Pitkanen et al (2012),122 Sonntag et al (2015),131 Su et al (2014)132 HRQoL 0=death, 1=best possible health Multiple + Cronbach’s α=0.63
ICC=0.62
++ on SQoL Papaioannou et al (2011),117 Pitkanen et al (2012)122
Quality of Wellbeing Scale/Quality of Wellbeing Scale-Self Administered (QWB) Thwin et al (2013)138 QoL 0=death, 1=best possible function English ++ ICC=0.77 on test-retest +++ to QWB interview Kaplan et al (1997)178
Short-Form 6-Dimension (SF-6D) Abdin et al (2019),18 Abdin et al (2019)19 QoL Score range: 0.29–1; higher score=better QoL Multiple +++ ICC=0.92 +++ on PANSS (0.69) Brazier et al (2002)177
Health Utility Index (HUI-3) Abdin et al (2019),18 Seow et al (2019)130 QoL Score range: -0.36–1; higher score=better health utility Multiple +++ ICC=0.83 +++ on PANSS (0.69) Luo et al (2006)180
The Impact of Weight on Quality of Life-lite (IWQOL-lite) Liu et al (2017)95 QoL Items rated 1 (never true), 3 (sometimes true), or 5 (always true); higher score=worse QOL English +++ Cronbach’s α ≥0.92 N/A Kolotkin and Crosby (2002)179
World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHO-DAS II) Guilera et al (2012),70 Mas-Exposito et al (2012)98 HRQoL Score range: 0–100; higher score=greater disability Multiple +++ Cronbach’s α=0.94
ICC=0.92
+ on PANSS
+ on EQ-5D
World Health Organization (2000)181
Bernheim’s Anamnestic Comparative Self Assessment (ACSA) O’Neill (2010)114 QoL Various periods of life scored from -5 (worst) to +5 (best) English N/A + on subjective wellbeing Bernheim et al (2006)176
Cognitive Assessment Interview (CAI) Ventura et al (2010),154 Ventura et al (2013)155 Cognition 10 items; higher score=greater degree of impairment English ++ Cronbach’s α: 0.77–0.78
ICC=0.92
+ on MCCB
+ on UPSA
+ on RFS
Ventura et al (2016)156
Brief Cognitive Assessment (BCA) Velligan et al (2004)152 Cognition 3 domains; composite score is a mean z-score of the 3 English ++ Cronbach’s α:
0.77–0.78
ICC=0.821
+ on LWPRAS (0.24)
+++ on SOFA (0.57)
++ on MCAS (0.42)
+++ on FNA (0.66)
Velligan et al (2004)152

COA: clinical outcome assessment; FNA: Functional Needs Assessment; HRQoL: health-related quality of life; ICC: intraclass correlation coefficient; LWPRAS: Lehman Work and Productive Activity Scale; MCCB: MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery; MCAS: Multnomah Community Ability Scale; N/A: not available; PRO: patient-reported outcome; QoL: quality of life; PANSS: Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale; SQoL: Subjective Quality of Life Scale; RFS: Role Functioning Scale; SOFAS: Social and Occupational Functioning Scale; UPSA: Performance-based Assessment of Functioning