The COSMIN checklist for evaluating the methodological quality of studies on measurement properties: A clarification of its content

By L. Mokkink, C. Terwee, Dirk L. Knol, Paul W. Stratford, Jordi Alonso, D. L. Patrick, Lex M. Bouter, H. D. de Vet. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2010

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BackgroundThe COSMIN checklist (COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health status Measurement INstruments) was developed in an international Delphi study to evaluate the methodological quality of studies on measurement properties of health-related patient reported outcomes (HR-PROs). In this paper, we explain our choices for the design requirements and preferred statistical methods for which no evidence is available in the literature or on which the Delphi panel members had substantial discussion.MethodsThe issues described in this paper are a reflection of the Delphi process in which 43 panel members participated.ResultsThe topics discussed are internal consistency (relevance for reflective and formative models, and distinction with unidimensionality), content validity (judging relevance and comprehensiveness), hypotheses testing as an aspect of construct validity (specificity of hypotheses), criterion validity (relevance for PROs), and responsiveness (concept and relation to validity, and (in) appropriate measures).ConclusionsWe expect that this paper will contribute to a better understanding of the rationale behind the items, thereby enhancing the acceptance and use of the COSMIN checklist.

Subfields: Education, Management Science and Operations Research, Sociology and Political Science

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In Education

1. C. Terwee
2. L. Mokkink
3. C. Prinsen
4. Jordi Alonso
5. D.walaa badawy
6. HC de Vet
7. Lex M. Bouter
8. N. Aaronson

In Management Science and Operations Research

1. L. Mokkink
2. C. Terwee
3. Lex M. Bouter
4. HC de Vet
5. B. Reeve
6. Jordi Alonso
7. C. Prinsen
8. D.walaa badawy

In Sociology and Political Science

1. C. Terwee
2. L. Mokkink
3. Lex M. Bouter
4. HC de Vet
5. Joanne Greenhalgh
6. C. Prinsen
7. D.walaa badawy
8. D. Cella

Citations in the corpus

• COSMIN methodology for evaluating the content validity of patient-reported outcome measures: a Delphi study (2018, methodology): “Within the COSMIN taxonomy, statistical analyses, such as item scaling and factor analysis, are considered to be part of internal consistency and structural validity assessment, and the methodological quality of such studies is evaluated with separate boxes [36].”
• ISOQOL recommends minimum standards for patient-reported outcome measures used in patient-centered outcomes and comparative effectiveness research (2013, background): “Responsiveness, also referred to as longitudinal validity, is an aspect of construct validity [23, 37, 43].”
• The COSMIN checklist for assessing the methodological quality of studies on measurement properties of health status measurement instruments: an international Delphi study (2010, neutral): “To help future users of the COSMIN checklist, we described some of the discussions we have had in the Delphi rounds about the standards elsewhere [ 21 ].”
• Sample size used to validate a scale: a review of publications on newly-developed patient reported outcomes measures (2014, neutral): “This is important because experts often employ different terminologies and definitions for the same concept [1,2,9,10,12,16,17].”