Introduction and validation of the open symptom framework: a public domain modular framework for patient-reported measurement of symptoms related to cancer and its treatment.
Chris Chris Sidey-GibbonsG BrownS C LuA ElrickY TangM KaufmanM WilliamsC XuC HarrisonC SwisherPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2024)
The public domain OSF has excellent psychometric properties including face, content, and criterion validity and can facilitate the development of flexible, robust measurements to fulfil stakeholder need. The OSF was designed specifically to support clinical assessment but will function well for research. Further work is planned to increase the number of symptoms and number of questions per symptom within the framework.