Patient-reported outcome measures to evaluate postoperative quality of life in patients undergoing elective abdominal surgery: a systematic review.

Margot E Lodge Christopher Moran Adam D J Sutton Hui-Ching Lee Jugdeep K Dhesi Nadine E Andrew Darshini R Ayton David J Hunter-Smith Velandai K Srikanth David A Snowdon

Published in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2022)

There is insufficient evidence to support the choice of a specific generic PROM to evaluate quality of life following elective abdominal surgery. Clinicians and researchers should be aware of the current limitations in knowledge of the measurement properties of available PROMs.

Keyphrases

patient reported outcomes
patients undergoing
healthcare
palliative care
decision making