Table 2.
Characteristics of the included COS studies
| Author | Scope of core outcome set | Development methods | Stakeholder expertise | Nature of PRO recommendations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Setting for COS use | Population | Intervention | Outcome identification | Consensus | Patient | Clinical | Other | ||
| Avery [20] | Clinical effectiveness trials in esophageal cancer resection surgery | Adults with oesophageal cancer | Surgery | Patient interviews | Delphi questionnaire | Yes | Nurse | – | Outcomes only |
| National audit of outcomes | Consensus meeting | Surgeon | |||||||
| Systematic review | |||||||||
| Chen [21] | Prostate cancer treatment trials | Men with prostate cancer | Not specified | Systematic review | Consensus meeting | Yes | Physician | Researcher | Suggests relevant measures |
| Chera [22] | Head & neck cancer treatment trials | Adults with head & neck cancer | Not specified | Literature review | Consensus meeting | Yes | Medical oncologist | HRQOL expert | Specific measures recommended |
| Survey | Radiation oncologist | Psychologist | |||||||
| Surgeon | |||||||||
| Donovan [23] | Ovarian cancer treatment trials | Women with ovarian cancer | Not specified | Literature review | Consensus meeting | Yes | Gynecologic oncologist | – | Suggests relevant measures |
| Medical oncologist | |||||||||
| Nurse | |||||||||
| Geerse [24] | Not specified | Adult cancer survivors | Not specified | Based on the ICF | Delphi questionnaire | Yes | Nurse practitioner | Dietician | Specific measures recommended |
| Oncology nurse | Social worker | ||||||||
| Physician | Physical therapist | ||||||||
| Psychologist | |||||||||
| Gerrtisen [25] | Nationwide prospective pancreatic cancer registry | Adults with pancreatic or periampullary cancer | Treated with curative intent or in palliative setting | Extracted PROMs from a systematic review and RCTs from the PROMOTION Registry | Delphi questionnaire | Yes | Gastroenterologist | Dietician | Outcomes only |
| Medical oncologist | |||||||||
| Nurse | |||||||||
| Radiotherapist | |||||||||
| Surgeon | |||||||||
| Howell [26] | Outcome measurement in routine cancer care | Adults with cancer | Not specified | Literature review | Delphi questionnaire | Yes | Oncologist | Administrator | Suggests relevant measures |
| Consensus meeting | Physician | Dietician | |||||||
| Radiation oncologist | Psychologist | ||||||||
| Social worker | |||||||||
| Researcher | |||||||||
| Maclennan [27] | Localised prostate cancer effectiveness trials | Men with prostate cancer aged 45–75 | Surgery | Systematic review | Delphi questionnaire | Yes | Cancer nurse specialist | – | Outcomes only |
| Patient interviews | Consensus meeting | Oncologist | |||||||
| Surgeon | |||||||||
| Mak [28] | Routine clinical practice | Adults with newly diagnosed lung cancer | Any | Literature review | Delphi questionnaire | Yes | Medical oncologist | Registry expert | Specific measures recommended |
| Teleconferences | Radiation oncologist | Researchers | |||||||
| Palliative care specialist | |||||||||
| Pulmonologist | |||||||||
| Specialist nurse | |||||||||
| Surgeon | |||||||||
| Martin [29] | Routine clinical practice | Men with localised prostate cancer | Active monitoring, radiotherapy, surgery | Not specified | Delphi questionnaire | Yes | Radiation oncologist | Registry expert | Specific measures recommended |
| Teleconferences | Urologist | Researchers | |||||||
| McNair [30] | Clinical effectiveness trials in colorectal cancer surgery | Adults with colon or rectal cancer | Surgery | Systematic review | Delphi questionnaire | Yes | Clinical nurse specialist | Caregiver | Outcomes only |
| Patient interviews | Consensus meeting | Surgeon | |||||||
| Analysis of patient information leaflets | |||||||||
| Morgans [31] | Routine clinical practice | Men with advanced prostate cancer | Any | Literature review | Delphi questionnaire | Yes | Medical oncologist | Epidemiologist | Specific measures recommended |
| Teleconferences | Radiation oncologist | ||||||||
| Oncology nurse | |||||||||
| Palliative care specialist | |||||||||
| Urologist | |||||||||
| Ong [9] | Routine clinical practice | Women with breast cancer | Not specified | Literature review | Delphi questionnaire | Yes | Nurse | Epidemiologist | Specific measures recommended |
| Review of breast cancer registries | Videoconferences | Medical oncologist | |||||||
| Focus groups with patients | Radiation oncologist | ||||||||
| Pathologist | |||||||||
| Radiologist | |||||||||
| Palliative care specialist | |||||||||
| Surgeon | |||||||||
| Potter [32] | Research and audit studies in reconstructive breast surgery | Women with breast cancer | Surgery | Systematic review | Delphi questionnaire | Yes | Clinical nurse specialist | Industry representative | Outcomes only |
| Interviews with patients and healthcare professionals | Consensus meeting | Surgeon | |||||||
| Psychologist | |||||||||
| Reeve [33] | Adult cancer treatment trials | Adults with cancer | Not specified | Systematic review | Teleconferences | Yes | Clinicians (not specified) | Industry representative | Outcomes only |
| Analysis of primary data sources | Consensus meeting | Clinical trials cooperative group administration | |||||||
| Methodological expert | |||||||||
| Researcher | |||||||||
| Statistician | |||||||||
| Tschiesner [34] | Clinical studies & encounters | Adults with head & neck cancer | Not specified | Systematic review | Consensus conference | Yes | Nurse | Physiotherapist | Outcomes only |
| Patient interviews | Otolaryngologist | Psychologist | |||||||
| Survey of health professionals | Nominal group technique | Medical oncologist | Social worker | ||||||
| Multi-centre study | Radiation oncologist | ||||||||
| Surgeon | |||||||||
| Zerillo [29] | Value-based healthcare efforts in colorectal cancer care | Adults with colon or rectal cancer | Not specified | Literature review | Delphi questionnaire | Yes | Oncology nurse | Epidemiologist | Specific measures recommended |
| Review of colorectal cancer registries | Videoconferences | Medical oncologist | |||||||
| Focus groups with patients | |||||||||
| Radiation oncologist | |||||||||
| Palliative care specialist | |||||||||
| Surgeon | |||||||||