Table 2.
Data extraction results
| Study | PROMs involved | Explicit exclusion | Implicit exclusion | Unclear or no evidence of exclusion | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron et al. [15] | CRQ | X | • Excluded those with cognitive impairments | ||
| Aguilaniu et al. [37] | DIRECT | X | • Self-administration | ||
| Aiken et al. [19] | SF-36 | X | • Proxy responses not accepted | ||
| Ashmore. et al. [38] | SF-36 | X | • Self-administration | ||
| Berry et al. [39] | CRQ | X |
• Recruited through media advertising • Self-administration |
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| Bauldoff et al. [40] | SGRQ | X | • Excluded those with inability to read or cognitive impairments | ||
| Benzo et al. [41] | SF-36 | X | • Self-administration | ||
| Brightling et al. [42] | CRQ | X | |||
| Brown et al. [43] | SF-36, SGRQ | X | • Self-administration | ||
| Carr et al. [44] | CRQ | X | X |
• 19/234 were excluded due to cognitive impairments • Self-administration • Excluded those who could not communicate clearly |
|
| Carrieri-Kohlman et al. [45] | CRQ, SF-36 | X | |||
| Coultas et al. [46] | SGRQ, SF-36 | X | • Recruited through postal mail-outs | ||
| Crockett et al. [47] | SF-36 | X | X |
• Excluded those who were not mentally able to complete questionnaires • Postal questionnaires |
|
| de Torres et al. [48] | SF-36, SGRQ, CRQ | X | X |
• Excluded those who could not complete questionnaires • Self-administration |
|
| Desikan et al. [49] | SF-36, SGRQ and CRQ | X | • Recruited through postal mail-outs | ||
| Dodd et al. [50] | CAT | X | • Self-administration | ||
| Eaton et al. [51] | CRQ | X | X |
• Excluded those who could not complete questionnaires • Self-administration |
|
| Fan et al. [52] | SGRQ | X | |||
| Gross et al. [53] | SGRQ | X | |||
| Gupta et al. [54] | CRQ | X | • Self-administration | ||
| Guyatt et al. [55] | CRQ | X | |||
| Guyatt et al. [56] | CRQ | X | |||
| Harper et al. [57] | CRQ, SGRQ, SF-36, EQ-5D | X | • Self-administration | ||
| Hazell et al. [58] | EQ-5D | X |
• Self-administration • Recruitment and questionnaire completion through the post |
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| Hinchcliff et al. [59] | FACIT-Dyspnea Scale | X | • Self-administration | ||
| Johnson et al. [60] | SGRQ | X | |||
| Jones et al. [61] | SGRQ | X | |||
| Jones and Bosh [62] | SGRQ, SF-36 | X | • Self-administration | ||
| Jones et al. [63] | CAT | X | |||
| Jones et al. [64] | CAT | X | • Self-administration | ||
| Jones et al. [65] | CAT | X | |||
| Leidy et al. [66] | EXACT | X | X |
• Excluded those with an inability to read or cognitive limitations • Self-administration |
|
| Mahler and Mackowiak [67] | SF-36 | X | • Self-administration | ||
| Maleki-Yazdi et al. [17] | SGRQ | X |
• Self-administration • Recruitment through media advertising |
||
| Martin [68] | CRQ | X | • Self-administration | ||
| McGlone et al. [69] | SGRQ | X | • 4 were excluded because they were unable to read | ||
| McKenna et al. [70] | Living with COPD Questionnaire | X | X |
• Excluded people who could not read or respond to questionnaires • Self-administration |
|
| Miller et al. [71] | CRQ, SF-36 | X | • Self-administration | ||
| Nagata et al. [72] | CAT | X | X |
• Excluded those who could not read or understand the questionnaire • Self-administration |
|
| Okubadejo et al. [73] | SGRQ | X | X |
• Excluded those with an inability to read • Self-administration |
|
| Pakhale et al. [74] | McGill COPD Quality of Life Questionnaire | X | |||
| Partridge et al. [25] | Capacity of Daily Living during the Morning Questionnaire | X | • Self-administration | ||
| Perez et al. [75] | VSRQ | X | |||
| Petrillo and Cairns [76] | EXACT | X | X |
• Self-administration • 2 removed for lack of comprehension |
|
| Puhan et al. [77] | CRQ, SGRQ, SF-36 | X | X |
• 2 were excluded because they were unable to read • Self-administration |
|
| Punekar et al. [78] | EQ-5D | X | • Self-administration | ||
| Ries et al. [79] | SGRQ, SF-36 | X | • Self-administration | ||
| Ringbaek et al. [23] | CAT | X | X |
• Excluded those who could not read • Self-administration |
|
| Roth et al. [80] | SGRQ, SF-36 | X | |||
| Schofield and Mishra [16] | SF-36 | X |
• Self-administration • Recruitment through postal mail-outs |
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| Schunemann et al. [81] | CRQ, SGRQ | X | X |
• Excluded those with cognitive limitations • Self-administration |
|
| Schunemann et al. [82] | SGRQ, CRQ | X | X |
• Excluded those with cognitive limitations • Self-administration |
|
| Schunemann et al. [83] | CRQ, SGRQ, SF-36 | X | X |
• Excluded those with cognitive limitations • Self-administration |
|
| Sewell et al. [84] | CRQ | X | • Self-administration | ||
| Sewell et al. [85] | CRQ | X | X |
• Excluded patients with cognitive problems • Self-administration |
|
| Singh et al. [18] | CRQ, SGRQ | X | • Self-administration | ||
| Sprenkle et al. [21] | SF-36 | X |
• Self-administration • Done by postal recruitment/survey |
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| Stapleton et al. [86] | SGRQ | X | X |
• Excluded people with “mental status that precluded participation” • Self-administration |
|
| Tashkin et al. [87] | SGRQ | X | |||
| Tonnel et al. [88] | VSRQ | X | |||
| Tsai et al. [89] | CRQ | X | |||
| Viramontes and O’Brien [90] | SF-36 | X | |||
| Williams et al. [91] | CRQ | X | • Self-administration | ||
| Williams et al. [20] | CRQ | X | • Self-administration | ||
| Wilson et al. [92] | SGRQ, SF-36 | X | • Self-administration | ||
| Wyrwich et al. [22] | SF-36 | X | |||
| Xue et al. [93] | CAT | X | • Recruitment through media advertising | ||
| Yeo et al. [94] | SGRQ | X | • Self-administration | ||
| Yohannes et al. [95] | CRQ | X | |||
| Yount et al. [24] | FACIT-Dyspnea Scale | X | • Self-administration |
CAT COPD Assessment Test, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, CRQ Clinical Respiratory Questionnaire, DIRECT Disability Related to COPD Tool, EXACT EXAcerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Tool, FACIT Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy, PROM patient-reported outcome measure, SQRQ St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire, VSRQ Visual Simplified Respiratory Questionnaire