Abstract
Purpose: To quantitatively assess the use of patient-reported outcome measures in studies involving patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair.
Methods: We performed a systematic literature search in Medline and EMBASE. We included all studies published between 2000 and 2019 that involved > 5 patients receiving inguinal hernia repair and evaluated a postoperative patient-reported outcome measure. Studies were stratified in 5-year intervals. We extracted data on which patient-reported outcome measure was used, its time of administration, study design, and the size and composition of the study population. Data were presented using descriptive statistics.
Results: We included 929 studies that covered 81 different patient-reported outcome measures. Of these, the Short-Form 36 was the most commonly used generic instrument (14%), the Carolinas Comfort Scale was the most commonly used hernia-specific instrument (5%), and the Visual Analogue Scale was the most commonly used domain-specific instrument (70%). There was a proportional decrease in the use of generic instruments, from 24% of studies in 2000–2004 to only 14% of studies in 2015–2019. Conversely, there was an increase in the use of hernia-specific instruments, from 0% in 2000–2004 to 18% in 2015–2019.
Conclusions: There is heterogeneity in the use of patient-reported outcome measures in the field of inguinal hernia research. The use of hernia-specific instruments is increasing, the use of generic instruments is decreasing, and the use of domain-specific instruments remains consistently high. This study serves as a repository of all available patient-reported outcome measures relevant to patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Hernia |
Vol/bind | 25 |
Sider (fra-til) | 1111–1120 |
ISSN | 1265-4906 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 2021 |
Bibliografisk note
Funding Information:The present study was supported by grants from the Novo Nordisk Foundation (application no.: 0056500) and Trygfonden (application no.: 150217). The funders had no influence on the content of the manuscript or the decision to publish.
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