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. 2022 May 3;8(2):00681-2021. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00681-2021

TABLE 1.

Summary of patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) questionnaires and concepts captured

Content validity Psychometric properties Items Recall period Response scale SoB on exertion Cough Fatigue Physical functioning ADL Emotional wellbeing
K-BILD [ 17, 18 ] Input from patients with ILD (including IPF) Cross-sectional and longitudinal measurement properties established in patients with IPF 15 2 weeks 7-point Likert scale F: 3 items INF: 1 item INF: 1 item
SGRQ-I [ 18, 19 ] Target: IPF
Rasch analysis using HRQoL data from RCT
Cross-sectional and/or without longitudinal measurement properties established in patients with IPF 34 Current/3 months/6 months/12 months 3–5-point Likert scale S: 1 item; INC: 4 items S: 2 items; INC: 1 item INC: 1 item S: 8 items; INC: 1 item; INF: 2 items INC: 5 items;
INF: 3 items
L-IPF [ 20 ] Input from patients with IPF Cross-sectional measurement properties established patients with IPF 35 24 h (symptoms)
1 week (impacts)
0–4 NRS format S: 7 items; INC: 1 item;
INF: 3 items
F: 3 items;
S: 2 items; INF: 1 item
S: 3 items; INF: 1 item S: 6 items;
INF: 1 item
S: 5 items;
INF: 2 items
L-PF [16] Input from patients with PF-ILD Not available 44 24 h (symptoms)
1 week (impacts)
0–4 NRS format S: 12 items;
F: 1 item; INF: 3 items;
INC: 1 item
F: 5 items;
S: 2 items;
INC: 1 item
S: 3 items;
INF: 1 item
S: 8 items
INF: 1 item
S: 7 items;
INF: 3 items
CASA-Q [ 21, 22 ] Input from patients with chronic bronchitis Cross-sectional and longitudinal measurement properties established in patients with COPD and chronic bronchitis 20 1 week 5-point Likert scale F: 2 items S: 1 item;
F: 2 items
F: 1 item INF: 2 items INF: 4 items
LCQ [ 23 ] Input from patients with chronic cough Cross-sectional and longitudinal measurement properties established in patients with chronic cough or COPD 19 2 weeks 7-point
Likert scale
S: 1 item; F: 1 item F: 2 items INF: 2 items
E-RS (COPD+IPF) [ 24, 25 ] Input from patients with COPD Cross-sectional and longitudinal measurement properties established in patients with COPD 11 24 h 5-point
Likert scale
S: 5 items F: 1 item S: 1 item INF: 1 item INF: 2 items
Input from patients with IPF Cross-sectional and longitudinal measurement properties established in patients with IPF
FACIT-Dyspnoea [ 26 ] Input from patients with dyspnoea Cross-sectional measurement properties established in patients with dyspnoea Item bank: 33; short form: 10 1 week 4-point Likert scale S: 34 items INF: 12 items INF: 18 items
FACIT-Fatigue [ 27 ] Input from patients with anaemic cancer Cross-sectional measurement properties established in a mixed cancer patient population 40 1 week 5-point Likert scale S: 7 items
INF: 1 item
INF: 3 items
S: 2 items
INF: 1 item

SoB: shortness of breath; ADL: activity of daily living; K-BILD: King’s Brief Interstitial Lung Disease; SGRQ-I: idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)-specific version of St George's Respiratory Questionnaire; L-IPF: Living with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis; L-PF: Living with Pulmonary Fibrosis; CASA-Q: Cough and Sputum Assessment Questionnaire; LCQ: Leicester Cough Questionnaire; E-RS: Evaluating Respiratory Symptoms; FACIT: Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy; ILD: interstitial lung disease; F: frequency; INF: interference; HRQoL: health-related quality of life; RCT: randomised controlled trial; PF-ILD: progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease; S: severity; INC: incidence; NRS: numeric rating scale.