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. 2021 Nov 17;23(11):e30042. doi: 10.2196/30042

Table 3.

Most frequently used outcome measurement instrument per outcome domain.

Outcome measurement instrument Studies in the domain, N Absolute frequency (n) and share in the domain, n (%) Share in all studies (N=303), n (%)
PROMa

HRQoLb


EuroQol five-dimension scale 307 44 (14.3) 44 (14.5)


Short Form 36 307 36 (11.7) 36 (11.9)


Short Form 12 307 19 (6.2) 19 (6.3)

Physical function


International Physical Activity Questionnaire 57 7 (12.3) 7 (0.2)


Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living Scale 57 4 (7) 4 (1.3)


Active Australia Survey, Activities-specific Balance Scale, and Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly 57 3 (5.2) 3 (1)

Social function


Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire 9 2 (22.2) 2 (0.7)


CHAMPS Activities Questionnaire for Older Adults, World Health Organization Health and Work Performance Questionnaire, Social Phobia Screening Questionnaire, and others 9 1 (11.1) 1 (0.3)

Emotional function


Patient Health Questionnaire-9 244 27 (11.1) 27 (8.9)


Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale 244 23 (9.4) 23 (7.6)


Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale 244 16 (6.6) 16 (5.3)

Cognitive function


Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire 41 3 (7.3) 3 (1)


Supportive Care Needs Survey Short Form 34, Supportive Care Needs Survey Screening Tool 9, and Illness Perception Questionnaire 41 2 (4.9) 2 (0.7)


Body Attitude Test, Functional Activities Questionnaire, Illness Cognition Questionnaire, and others 41 1 (2.4) 1 (0.3)

Health literacy


European Heart Failure Self-Care Behaviour Scale and Self-Care of Heart Failure Index 35 3 (8.6) 3 (1)


Health Education Impact Questionnaire, Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II, Patient Enablement Instrument, and others 35 2 (5.7) 2 (0.7)


Cancer Empowerment Questionnaire, Diabetes Self-Management Profile, Revised Heart Failure Compliance, and others 35 1 (2.9) 1 (0.3)

Side effects


Patient Neurotoxicity Questionnaire, Glasgow Antipsychotic Side-Effect Scale, Side Effects of Anti-epileptic Drugs, and others 8 1 (12.5) 1 (0.3)

Adherence


Morisky Medication Adherence Scale 103 5 (4.9) 5 (1.7)


Medication Adherence Rating Scale 103 4 (3.9) 4 (1.3)


AIDS Clinical Trails Group Adherence Questionnaire 103 1 (1) 1 (0.3)
PREMc

Treatment


Client Satisfaction Questionnaire 29 12 (41.4) 12 (4)


Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire, Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care, and Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire Short Form 29 2 (6.9) (0.7)


Canadian Health Care Evaluation Project questionnaire, Patient Experience Questionnaire, Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy–Treatment Satisfaction–Patient Satisfaction, and others 29 1 (3.4) 1 (0.3)

Technology


System Usability Scale 22 6 (27.3) 6 (2)


Telehealth Acceptance Measure 22 3 (13.6) 3 (1)


Post-Study System Usability Questionnaire and Usefulness, Satisfaction, and Ease of use Questionnaire 22 2 (12.3) 2 (0.7)

aPROM: patient-reported outcome measure.

bHRQoL: health-related quality of life.

cPREM: patient-reported experience measure.