Reducing waste in collection of quality-of-life data through better reporting: a case study.
Victoria McCreanorElaine P M LumNicholas GravesNan LuoWilliam A ParsonageAdrian Gerard BarnettPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2022)
Studies using the EQ-5D should report utility weights with appropriate summary statistics to enable reuse in meta-analysis and more robust evidence for health policy. We recommend authors report the HRQOL instrument in the title or abstract in line with current reporting guidelines (CONSORT-PRO and SPIRIT-PRO Extensions) to make it easier for other researchers to find. Validated instruments should also be listed in the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) to improve cataloguing and retrieval of previous research.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- public health
- systematic review
- case control
- adverse drug
- mental health
- anti inflammatory
- patient reported outcomes
- electronic health record
- heavy metals
- meta analyses
- big data
- wastewater treatment
- clinical practice
- health information
- machine learning
- emergency department
- randomized controlled trial
- health promotion
- social media
- municipal solid waste
- finite element