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Table 4 Summary of Findings

From: A COSMIN systematic review of instruments for evaluating health-related quality of life in people with Hereditary Angioedema

Type of tool (n of studies)

Content Validity

Structural Validity

Internal consistency

Cross-cultural Validity

Reliability

Measurement error

Hypotheses testing for construct validity

Criterion Validity

Responsiveness

 

Rating

QOE

Rating

QOE

Rating

QOE

Rating

QOE

Rating

QOE

Rating

QOE

Rating

QOE

Rating

QOE

Rating

QOE

SF-36

NA

NA

NA

NA

-

Very Low

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

(n=1)

SF-36v2

NA

NA

NA

NA

+

High

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

+

Moderate

-

Very Low

NA

NA

(n=2)

HAE-QoL

+/-

Moderate

+

Moderate

+

Moderate

?

Low

+

Moderate

?

Low

+

Moderate

-

Very Low

NA

NA

(n=2)

HAEA-QoL

-

Very low

+

Moderate

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

(n=1)

AE-QoL

-

Very low

NA

NA

+

Moderate

NA

NA

+

Moderate

?

Low

+

Moderate

NA

NA

+

Moderate

(n=1)

  1. Legend. SF-36v2 Short Form 36-item Health Survey Version 2.0, HAE-QoL Hereditary angioedema quality of life, SF-36 Short Form 36-item Health Survey, HAEA- QoL Hereditary Angioedema Association quality of life, AE-QoL Angioedema Quality of Life Questionnaire, QOE Overall Quality of Evidence Grading
  2. Note. Bold values are the PROMS underwent grading. 
  3. Overall rating: + (sufficient); - (insufficient); +/- (inconsistent);? (indeterminate); NA (not applicable)
  4. Grading QOE: High. Moderate; Low; Very low according GRADE approach modified
  5. (a) Content Validity [HAE-QoL(n)=2; HAEA-QoL(n)=1; AE-QoL(n)=1]
  6. (b)Structural Validity [HAE-QoL(n)=1; HAEA-QoL(n)=1]
  7. (c) Internal Consistency [SF-36(n)=1; SF-36v2(n)=2; HAE-QoL(n)=1; AE-QoL(n)=1]
  8. (d) Cross-cultural validity [HAE-QoL(n)=1]
  9. (e) Measurement Error [HAE-QoL(n)=1; AE-QoL(n)=1]
  10. (f) Reliability [HAE-QoL(n)=1; AE-QoL(n)=1]
  11. (g) Hypotheses testing [SF-36v2(n)=1; HAE-QoL(n)=1; AE-QoL(n)=1]
  12. (h) Criterion Validity [SF-36v2(n)=1; HAE-QoL(n)=1]
  13. (i) Responsiveness [AE-QoL(n)=1]