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Table IV.

Venous disease-related patient-reported outcomes measures (PROM)

PROM	Year	No. of items	Domains	Time to complete, min	Validated	Advantages	Disadvantages
AVVQ^57-65	1993	13	Symptoms, effect on physical activities, use of compression, body image/appearance	<5	Yes	Varicose vein specific; can be used to compare different venous treatment options	Specificity often fails to assess side effects of venous interventions; more detailed evaluation of QOL when used in conjunction with the SF-36
CIVIQ20^66-68	1996	20	Psychological, physical functioning, social functioning, and pain	Not reported	Yes	High content validity, reliability, internal consistency; high responsiveness by patients with self-administration	Limited assessment of mental impacts of having varicose veins
VCSS^69,70	2000	10	Symptoms, physical examination	Not reported	Yes	Tracks change over time; especially after superficial venous surgery	Not designed to directly measure healthcare-related QOL
PRV^71-73	2016	13	Symptoms, pain, body image/appearance	Not reported	Yes	Sensitive tool for diagnosing post-thrombotic syndrome	Text-based tool is not as accurate as the visually assisted tool
VVSymQ^74,75	2014	5	Symptoms	Not reported	Yes	Assesses patient experience of symptoms before and after the intervention	Limited comprehensiveness

AVVQ, Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire; CVIQ20, Chronic Venous Insufficiency; PRV, patient-reported Villalta; QOL, quality of life; SF-36, Short From 36; VCSS, Venous Clinical Severity Score.