Table 4.
Reporting of outcome domains in the 47 included studies according to the OMERACT 2.0 filter core areas “life impact” and “resource use and economical impact”
| Outcome domain |
Outcome reporting in domains n studies (%) |
Outcomes reported within domain | Measurement instruments |
|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Core area life impact | |||
| Health‐related quality of life28, 31, 32, 33, 34, 42, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 58, 59, 60, 62, 63, 64, 66, 67 | 20 (43) | • Health‐related quality of life |
• SF‐36 • GIQLI • PAC‐QOL • IBS‐QOL • Templeton score |
| Treatment satisfaction31, 34, 39, 42, 47, 48, 52, 54, 59, 60, 62, 64, 66 | 13 (28) | • Satisfaction | • 4‐ or 5‐point Likert scale |
| • Willingness to undergo treatment again | • Undefined questionnaire(s) | ||
| • Telephone interview | |||
| Success/improvement27, 31, 32, 34, 36, 43, 49, 59, 61, 64, 67, 68 | 12 (26) | • Improvement/response | • KESS score |
| • Treatment success | • CCSS | ||
| • Achievement of performance aspiration | • 4‐point Likert scale | ||
| • Perceived duration of success/improvement | • Patient diary | ||
| • (Telephone) interview | |||
| • Subjective assessment of outcome | |||
| • Undefined questionnaire(s) | |||
| Self‐care52, 58, 62 | 3 (6) | • Dietary changes | • Undefined questionnaire(s) |
| • Nutritional status | • Mini Nutritional Assessment | ||
| Domestic life31, 63 | 2 (4) | • Household work | • Undefined questionnaire(s) |
| • Patient diary | |||
| Interpersonal interactions and relationships31, 62 | 2 (4) | • Social activity | • Undefined questionnaire(s) |
| • Family relationships | |||
| • Sexual life | |||
| Well‐being26, 35 | 2 (4) | • Well‐being | • VAS |
| • Undefined questionnaire(s) | |||
| Community, social, and civic life31 | 1 (2) | • Recreation | • Undefined questionnaire |
| (b) Core area resource use and economical impact | |||
| Health‐care service use25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 38, 39, 42, 43, 46, 50, 51, 52, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 66 | 22 (47) | • Hospitalization | • Hospital records |
| • Constipation drug use | • Patient diary | ||
| • Enema use | • Undefined questionnaire(s) | ||
| • Suppository use | |||
| • Anti‐diarrheal drug use | |||
| • Further surgical intervention | |||
| Compliance23 | 1 (2) | • Compliance | • Sachet count |
CCSS, Cleveland Clinic Constipation Score System; GIQLI, Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index; IBS‐QOL, Irritable Bowel Syndrome Quality of Life instrument; KESS, Knowles Eccersley Scott Symptom; PAC‐QOL, Patient Assessment of Constipation Quality of Life questionnaire; SF‐36, Short Form 36; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale.