The BODY-Q Belly Button Scale: A Development and Validation Study.

Background: One of the critical steps in abdominoplasty or reconstructive procedures using abdominal tissue involves repositioning the belly button. However, there is limited knowledge about patient satisfaction regarding the appearance of the belly button after such procedures. Currently, there is no standardized patient-reported outcome measure designed to assess this outcome.

Prioritizing Participant and Research Team Emotional Safety During Data Generation and Analysis in Qualitative Patient-Reported Outcome Measure Research: Development of a Framework Informed by the GENDER-Q Youth Study.

Conducting applied qualitative health research studies often involves discussion of sensitive topics that may impact the emotional safety of participants and researchers. While generic guidance exists to support researchers in prioritizing participant and researcher emotional safety, specific considerations for conducting virtual qualitative interviews to develop patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) remain limited. This article provides a framework to support PROM developers in prioritizing participant and researcher emotional safety when conducting virtual qualitative interviews.

Psychometric findings for LIMB-Q kids based on an international study of 800 children and adolescents with lower limb differences.

Background: LIMB-Q Kids is a new patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) for children and adolescents with Lower limb differences (LLDs). This international field test study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of LIMB-Q Kids.

Methodology: Patients from pediatric orthopaedic clinics with a diagnosis of LLDs were recruited.

Psychometric Validation of the FACE-Q Dental Module in Patients With Malocclusions.

Objective: The FACE-Q Craniofacial Module is a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) developed for children and young adults with craniofacial conditions. We hypothesised that some of its scales may be applicable to other populations. The aim of this study was to assess the validity and reliability of FACE-Q scales for patients with dental malocclusions.

Measuring Satisfaction with Minimally Invasive Aesthetic Treatments with the SKIN-Q Treatment Outcome Scale.

Background: A key outcome in aesthetic treatments is the patient's view of how their skin looks and feels after a treatment.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to add a Treatment Outcome scale to the SKIN-Q patient-reported outcome measure.

Methods: Concept elicitation interviews were performed with patients in Canada and the United States.

Development and Assessment of a Patient-Reported Outcome Instrument for Gender-Affirming Care.

Importance: There is an urgent need for a validated gender-affirming care-specific patient-reported outcome measure (PROM).

Objective: To field test the GENDER-Q, a new PROM for gender-affirming care, in a large, international sample of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) adults and evaluate its psychometric properties.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This international cross-sectional study was conducted among TGD adults aged 18 years and older who were seeking or had received gender-affirming care within the past 5 years at 21 clinical sites across Canada, the United States, the Netherlands, and Spain; participants were also recruited through community groups (eg, crowdsourcing platform, social media).

Patient Factors That Impact FACE-Q Aesthetics Outcomes: An Exploratory Cross-sectional Regression Analysis.

Background: The FACE-Q Aesthetics is a validated tool for assessing patient-reported outcomes related to surgical and nonsurgical facial aesthetic treatments. Recognizing patient-specific variables that may influence FACE-Q scores is essential to control for potential confounders in research.

Objectives: This study aimed to identify factors that predict FACE-Q Aesthetics scale scores.

Establishing Convergent Validity of the FACE-Q Aesthetics Module Scales.

Background: FACE-Q Aesthetics scales can be used to assess patient-important outcomes following both surgical and nonsurgical facial cosmetic interventions. Convergent validity is the degree to which the scores of one measurement relate to another measuring a similar construct.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to establish the convergent validity of 11 FACE-Q Aesthetics appearance scales vs the MERZ Aesthetics (Raleigh, NC) scales.

Patient and wound factors associated with WOUND-Q scales measuring health-related quality of life: An international cross-sectional study.

The WOUND-Q is a patient-reported outcome measure for individuals with any type of chronic wound. This study aimed to identify patient and wound factors associated with the four WOUND-Q health-related quality of life (HRQL) scales: Life impact, Psychological, Sleep, and Social. Adults with a chronic wound were recruited internationally through clinical settings between August 2018 and May 2020, and through an online platform (i.

International study to develop a patient-reported outcome measure to evaluate outcomes of gender-affirming care - the GENDER-Q.

Background: To meaningfully understand outcomes of gender-affirming care, patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) that are grounded in what matters to individuals seeking care are urgently needed. The objective of this study was to develop a comprehensive PROM to assess outcomes of gender-affirming care in clinical practice, research, and quality initiatives (the GENDER-Q).

Methods: Internationally established guidelines for PROM development were used to create a field test version of the GENDER-Q.

Measuring Outcomes Relevant to the Décolletage From the Patient Perspective: Development and Validation of the BODY-Q Décolletage Scale.

Background: A range of cosmetic treatments to improve skin quality of the décolletage are available. To measure outcomes from the patient perspective, a rigorously developed patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) is needed.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to develop and validate the BODY-Q Décolletage scale.

Mapping maternal and infant health in Morocco: A global scoping review of themes, gaps, and the "unseen" in the published health research literature, 2000-2022.

Global efforts to reduce Maternal Mortality Rates (MMR) have been significant, but researchers are exploring new approaches to address stalled progress and enduring health inequities. This scoping review offers an analytic synthesis of maternal and infant health (MIH) research in the low-middle income North African Islamic country of Morocco over 22 years, a mapping of the themes, research gaps, geographies, and methodologies, 2000-2022. Morocco is an official MIH success story with excellent health indicators, yet indicators do not address local contexts, gender issues, or health disparities.

Development and validation of a patient-reported outcome measure for hair loss treatment: The HAIR-Q.

Background: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for hair loss focus mainly on Alopecia Areata. We created a PROM (i.e.

Establishing test-retest reliability and the smallest detectable change of FACE-Q Aesthetic Module scales.

Background: The test-retest (TRT) reliability of FACE-Q Aesthetic scales is yet to be assessed. The aim of this study was to establish the TRT reliability of 17 FACE-Q Aesthetic scales and determine the smallest detectable change (SDC) that can be identified using these scales.

Methods: Data were collected from an online international sample platform (Prolific).

The WOUND-Q Function and Symptoms Scales for Chronic Lower Extremity Wounds: A Validation Study.

Determine the validity and reliability of the LIMB-Q scales, Function, and Symptoms in patients with chronic lower extremity wounds. Cognitive debriefing interviews with people with current or previous wounds were conducted to examine content validity. Scales were field-tested in an international sample of people with chronic lower extremity wounds sourced from an online platform ( Prolific).

Patient factors associated with novel EAR-Q appearance, psychosocial, and social scales: A cross-sectional study and regression analysis.

Introduction: The EAR-Q is a rigorously validated patient-reported outcome measure, which evaluates ear appearance and health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with congenital or acquired ear conditions. The aim of this study was to conduct an exploratory analysis to examine the factors associated with EAR-Q appearance and HRQL scale scores.

Methods: In this study, 862 participants, aged 8-29 years, with congenital or acquired ear conditions, completed the EAR-Q as part of an international field-test study.

Further psychometric evaluation of the WOUND-Q: A responsiveness study.

The WOUND-Q is a modular patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) with 13 scales measuring constructs across 4 domains (i.e., wound characteristics, health related quality of life, experience of care and wound treatment).

The SKIN-Q: An Innovative Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Evaluating Minimally Invasive Skin Treatments for the Face and Body.

As the aesthetics field continues to innovate, it is important that outcomes are carefully evaluated. To develop item libraries to measure how skin looks and feels from the patient perspective, that is, SKIN-Q. Concept elicitation interviews were conducted and data were used to draft the SKIN-Q, which was refined with patient and expert feedback.

"I Want It to Look Natural": Development and Validation of the FACE-Q Aesthetics Natural Module.

Background: The concept of "natural" after a facial aesthetic treatment represents an understudied area. We added scales to FACE-Q Aesthetics to provide a means to measure this concept from the patient's perspective.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to develop and validate the FACE-Q Aesthetic Natural module.

Determining Construct Validity of a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Birthmarks on the Face and Body.

The FACE-Q Craniofacial module includes a scale that measures how bothered an individual is by the appearance of a birthmark on the face or body. To determine if the Birthmark scale measuring appearance of the birthmark has evidence of construct validity among children and young adults, aged 8-29 years old, with a birthmark on the face or body. Participants were recruited as part of the field test of the FACE-Q Craniofacial module.

Development and Validation of a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Fingernail and Toenail Conditions: The NAIL-Q.

Background: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are needed to measure outcomes that matter to people with nail conditions, from their perspective.

Objective: To design a comprehensive new PROM (NAIL-Q) to measure outcomes important in toenail and fingernail conditions.

Methods: A mixed methods iterative approach was used.

Establishing Reliability and Validity of the FACE-Q Craniofacial Module for Pediatric Head and Neck Cancer.

We aimed to establish content validity and assess the psychometric properties of the FACE-Q Craniofacial Module, a patient-reported outcome measure, for use in pediatric and adolescent patients with head and neck cancer (HNC). To establish content validity (Part 1), between June 2017 and August 2019, cognitive interviews were conducted with survivors of pediatric HNC ( = 15), and input was obtained from clinical experts ( = 21). To examine item and scale performance (Part 2), Rasch Measurement Theory (RMT) analysis was performed using data from two international studies ( = 121).

Further psychometric validation and test-retest reproducibility of the WOUND-Q.

WOUND-Q is a condition-specific patient-reported outcome measure developed for all types of chronic wounds, located anywhere on the body. To establish reliability and validity of a patient-reported outcome measure, multiple pieces of evidence are required. The purpose of this study was to examine the measurement properties of 9 of the 13 WOUND-Q scales and perform a test-retest reproducibility study in an international sample.

Factors Associated With Adolescent and Young Adult Females Attending a Fertility Consultation Within 30 Days of a Cancer Diagnosis in Ontario, Canada.

To examine the factors associated with females attending a fertility consultation within 30 days of cancer diagnosis. This is a retrospective cohort study, including females, 15 to 39 years of age, diagnosed with cancer in Ontario, Canada. Administrative data were used from the Institute of Clinical and Evaluative Sciences for the period 2006 to 2019.