Publications

Development and validation of the COSMIN checklist

Terwee CB, Mokkink LB, Knol DL, Ostelo RWJG, Bouter LM, de Vet HCW. Rating the methodological quality in systematic reviews of studies on measurement properties: a scoring system for the COSMIN checklist. Quality of Life Research July 6 2011 [epub ahead of print].

Mokkink LB, Terwee CB, Gibbons E, Stratford PW, Alonso J, Patrick DL, Knol DL, Bouter LM, de Vet HCW. Inter-rater reliability of the COSMIN (COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health status Measurement Instruments) Checklist. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2010;10:82. (open access)

Mokkink LB, Terwee CB, Patrick DL, Alonso J, Stratford PW, Knol DL, Bouter LM, de Vet HCW. International consensus on taxonomy, terminology, and definitions of measurement properties for health-related patient-reported ouctomes: results of the COSMIN study. Journal of Clinical Epidemology 2010;63:737-745.

Mokkink LB, Terwee CB, Patrick DL, Alonso J, Stratford PW, Knol DL, Bouter LM, de Vet HCW. The COSMIN checklist for assessing the methodological quality of studies on measurement properties of health status measurement instruments: an international Delphi study. Quality of Life Research 2010;19:539-549. (open access)

Mokkink LB, Terwee CB, Knol DL, Stratford PW, Alonso J, Patrick DL, Bouter LM, de Vet HCW. The COSMIN checklist for evaluating the methodological quality of studies on measurement properties: A clarification of its content. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2010;10:22. (open access)

Mokkink LB, Terwee CB, Stratford PW, Alonso J, Patrick DL, Riphagen I, Knol DL, Bouter LM, de Vet HCW. Evaluation of the methodological quality of systematic reviews of health status measurement instruments. Quality of Life Research 2009;18:313-333. (open access)

Mokkink LB, Terwee CB, Knol DL, Stratford PW, Alonso J, Patrick DL, Bouter LM, de Vet HCW. Protocol of the COSMIN study: COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2006;6:2. (open access)

Studies in which the COSMIN checklist was used

Kwakkenbos L, van den Hoogen FH, Custers J, Prins J, Vonk MC, van Lankveld WG, Beckers ES, van den Ende CH. Validity of the Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Formin patients with systemic sclerosis. Arthritis Care Res 2012, Jan 19 [epub ahead of print].

Elbers RG, Rietberg MB, van Weegen EEH, Verhoef J, Kramer SF, Terwee CB, Kwakkel G. Self-report fatigue questionnaires in multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and stroke: a systematic review of measurement properties. Quality of Life Research Oct 20, 2011 [epub ahead of print].

Abma FI, van der Klink JJL, Terwee CB, Amick III BC, Bültman U. Evaluation of the measurement properties of self-reported health-related work functioning instruments in workers with common mental disoders: A systematic review. Scand J Work, Environ Health Aug 27, 2011 [epub ahead of print]

Schellingerhout JM, Heymans MW, Verhagen AP, de Vet HCW, Koes BW, Terwee CB. Measurement properties of translated versions of neck-specific questionnaires: a systematic review. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2011;11:87. (open access)

Janaudis-Ferreira T,  Beauchamp MK, GoldsteinRS, Brooks D. How should we measure arm exercise capacity in COPD? A systematic review. Chest 2012; 141:111-120.

Scholtes VA, Terwee CB, Poolman RW. What makes a measurement instrument valid and reliable? Injury 2011;42:236-240.

Tijssen M, van Cingel R, van Melick N, de Visser E. Patient-Reported Outcome questionnaires for hip arthroscopy: a systematic review of the psychometric evidence. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2011;12:117.