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Table 3 Psychometric properties of PROMs (validity, reliability, and responsiveness)

From: Patient-reported outcome measures used to improve youth mental health services: a systematic review

PROM name

Validity

Reliability

Responsiveness

EQ-5D-5L [27]

NR (Not Reported)

N/R

N/R

EQ-5D-5L [52]

NR

N/R

N/R

Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders [31]

NR

N/R

 

Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders [28]

Internal consistency (0.92–0.96)

Good test–retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficients = 0.34–0.79)

N/R

Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders Child version [57]

Internal consistency (alpha = 0.74–0.93)

Test–retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficients = 0.70–0.90)

N/R

Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders Parent version [57]

Internal consistency (alpha = 0.74–0.93)

Test–retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficients = 0.70–0.90)

N/R

The Children's Depression Inventory—2 [52]

Internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.91)

Test–retest reliability (0.76–0.92)

N/R

The Children's Depression Inventory—2 [28]

Internal Consistency (0.75–0.85)

N/R

N/R

KIDSCREEN-27 [29]

Internal consistency (0.67–0.88)

N/R

N/R

KIDSCREEN-27 [44]

N/R

N/R

N/R

KIDSCREEN-27 [43]

Internal consistency: (0.78–0.83)

Intraclass correlation between ICC = 0.44–0.61

N/R

KIDSCREEN-27 [48]

The internal consistency (0.80–0.84)

Intraclass correlation between ICC = 0.44–0.61

N/R

KIDSCREEN-27 [50]

Internal consistency: (0.78–0.88)

N/R

N/R

Pediatric Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire [30]

NR

NR

Kevin’s scores [53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69], correspond with the 68th and 96th percentiles

Pediatric Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire [54]

NR

NR

NR

Pediatric Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire [55]

NR

NR

NR

Pediatric Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire [56]

NR

NR

NR

PROMIS Pediatric Depression Scale [30]

NR

NR

Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale for Children/Adolescents decreased from (69–43) and (65–30)

Beck Depression Inventory [31]

NR

NR

NR

Beck Depression Inventory-II [32]

NR

NR

Patients had a high level of depression (BDI: 38.1 ± 15.6 vs. 26.6 ± 12.4) and a higher rate of suicidal behavior the beginning. All physical and psychosocial measures improved substantially and clinically significantly by discharge

Beck Depression Inventory-II [39]

N/R

N/R

The depression score reduced after receiving CCBT

Beck Depression Inventory-II [48]

N/R

N/R

N/R

Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale [31]

NR

NR

No differences were detected between the group of children who had a previous SA

Suicide Ideation Questionnaire Short Version [31]

NR

NR

NR

Young Mania Rating Scale [31]

NR

NR

NR

The health of the Nation Outcome Scale for Children and Adolescents [32]

NR

NR

Children’s Global Assessment Scale: 13.6 + 2 versus 26.9 + 9;(HONOSCA): 41.7 + 5 versus 31.9 + 5) were worse at the beginning. All physical and psychosocial measures improved substantially and clinically significantly

Morgan-Russell (M-R) scale [32]

NR

NR

NR

Multidimensional Mood Questionnaire [33]

NR

NR

Significant improvement in current mood state, dimension’s mood (mean 1.86; 95% CI 0.13, 3.58; p = 0.036),calmness (mean 2.71, 95% CI 1.07, 4.36; p = 0.002)

Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory [34]

NR

NR

N/R

Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory [33]

N/R

NR

No changes in quality of life between 2 groups

Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory [41]

Internal consistency (Cronbach alpha: > 0.70)

NR

NR

Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale [33]

N/R

NR

No changes in well being were found

Child Health Questionnaire [35]

Internal consistency (Cronbach α:0.70–0.87)

NR

NR

Child Health Questionnaire Parent Form [36]

NR

NR

Significant improvement in HRQOL, particularly psychosocial subscale

Child Health Questionnaire Parent Form [37]

N/R

N/R

N/R

Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire [21]

Internal consistency (α: 0.73)

NR

N/R

Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire [38]

N/R

NR

Economic analyses suggest that SDS has at least a 50% probability of being cost-effective compared with usual care

Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire [40]

Internal consistency (α: 0.73)

NR

N/R

Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire [42]

Internal consistency (α: 0.73)

NR

Significant improvements in child-reported emotional problems from pre-treatment to post-treatment

Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire [49]

N/R

NR

NR

European Quality of Life Five Dimension [39]

N/R

NR

Quality of life was improved

Health Utility Index Mark 2 [39]

N/R

NR

NR

Mood and Feelings Questionnaire [39]

Internal consistency (α = 0.95)

NR

The reduction was seen in depression score as measured by MFQ

Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale [39]

Internal consistency (α = 0.92)

Guttman split-half reliability (0.90)

NR

Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale [42]

Internal consistency (α = 0.92)

Guttman split-half reliability (0.90)

Significant improvements in child-reported anxiety from pre-treatment–posttreatment

TNO-AZL Preschool Children Quality of Life [41]

Cronbach's alpha (0.71–0.92)

NR

NR

Child Behavior Checklist [44]

NR

NR

NR

Youth Self Report [43]

NR

NR

NR

KINDL-R [46]

Cronbach’s alpha =  ≥ 0.70

NR

Age-specific versions take into account the changes in the quality-of-life dimensions throughout the child’s development

KINDL-R [45]

Cronbach’s alpha =  ≥ 0.70

NR

NR

KINDL-R [47]

Internal consistency = 0.84–0.89

NR

No change in environmental conditions, while change did significantly impair the quality of life of children

KINDL-R [58]

Internal consistency (Cronbach’s α ≥ 0.70)

NR

NR

KINDL-R [59]

Cronbach’s α = 0.80) parent ratings, (0.82) the child ratings

NR

NR

Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire [50]

N/R Cronbach's α: Restraint = 0.82; Eating Concern = 0.81; Shape Concern = 0.92; Weight Concern = 0.83, and Global score = 0.95

NR

NR

36-Item Short Form Survey [50]

Widely used and well-validated

N/R

NR

EQ-VAS [52]

N/R

N/R

NR

Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children [57]

Internal consistency (α = 0.946)

The test–retest reliability (r = 0.780)

NR

Youth Quality of Life Instrument–Research Version [55]

Internal consistency (α = 0.77–0.96)

Intra-class-correlation coefficient (ICCs = 0.74–0.85)

NR

Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive–Compulsive Scale [59]

Internal consistency (α = 0.90)

Intra-class-correlation coefficient (ICC = 0.79)

Significant differences between the first and second administrations for the Obsession Severity Score with administration being lower than those on the first

  1. NR not reported