Table 3.
Summary of PBOMs that did not evaluate symptoms or quality of life specific to the condition of interest, AUB. Either portions of these instruments or the full instrument was used in the studies reviewed.
| Name of the Instrument | Background studies*, instrument development, or instrument testing |
Studies which utilized the instrument to measure study outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Instruments that evaluate Quality of life and Health-Related Quality of Life (n =12) | ||
| A General health questionnaire | ---------- | (37, 38) |
| EQ5D | (95, 107) | (30, 45, 60, 70, 77, 108-110) |
| General Quality of Life | ---------- | (26) |
| Health Distress Scale | (90) | (99, 100) |
| Scale of overall health | (84-91, 95, 107) | (99, 100) |
| The Activity Index | (111) | (16, 17) |
| The General Health Index | (112, 113) | (16, 17) |
| The General Health Questionnaire | (114) | (76) |
| The Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) Short- Form-36 (SF36) |
(84-91,107, 115) | (1, 24, 27, 35, 38, 48- 53, 65, 66, 68-70, 77, 83, 99, 100, 102, 108-110, 116-120) |
| The MOS Short From -12 (SF12) | (121) | (25, 30, 45) |
| The Rotterdam symptoms checklist | (122) | (68) |
| The VAS for perceived health | ---------- | (83) |
| Instruments that evaluate Depression or Anxiety ( n= 8 ) | ||
| Beck's Depression Inventory | (123) | (108-110) |
| Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale HADS |
(124) | (15, 35, 48-53, 116) |
| Mental Health Index | (105) | (17, 99, 100) |
| The Finnish Psychosomatic questionnaire | (125) | (83) |
| The modified social adjustment scale | (126) | (76) |
| The outpatient mood scale | (127) | (76) |
| The self-rating depression scale | (128, 129) | (68) |
| The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory | (130) | (68, 83, 108-110) |
| Instruments that evaluate sexual functioning, body image, or sleep (n=7) | ||
| Body Image scale (adapted from Body Attitudes Questionnaire) |
(92) | (99, 100) |
| McCoy sex scale | (131, 132) | (83, 108-110) |
| Psychosexual function | ----------- | (133) |
| Sabbatsberg Sexual rating scale | (94) | (116) |
| Sexual activity questionnaire | (135) | (30, 45) |
| Sexual functioning scale | (93, 94, 96-98) | (99, 100) |
| Sleep Problems Scale | (89) | (99, 100) |
*
“Background information”: Many questionnaires incorporated validated scales or portions of validated questionnaires. References containing background information for questionnaire development or information on the original validated scales or questionnaires are included in this part of the table