Literature review to assemble the evidence for response scales used in patient-reported outcome measures

• Main Authors: Katharine Gries (Author), Pamela Berry (Author), Magdalena Harrington (Author), Mabel Crescioni (Author), Mira Patel (Author), Katja Rudell (Author), Shima Safikhani (Author), Sheryl Pease (Author), Margaret Vernon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In the development of patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments, little documentation is provided on the justification of response scale selection. The selection of response scales is often based on the developers' preferences or therapeutic area conventions. The purpose of...