The quality of the PROMs varied greatly , with Satisfaction most commonly measured utilizing non-st and ardized locally-devised tools ; the EuroQol five-dimensions question naire ( EuroQoL-5D ) and 36-Item Short-Form ( SF-36 ) cited most frequently to capture QoL ; and the Visual Analogue Scale ( VAS ) to capture Pain .
APPs utilized a multiplicity of PROMs across a range of MSK disorders .
OBJECTIVE Advanced practice physiotherapists ( APPs ) , also known as extended scope physiotherapists , provide a new model of service delivery for musculoskeletal ( MSK ) disorders .
Research to date has largely focused on health service efficiencies , with less emphasis on patient outcomes .
The present systematic review aim ed to identify the  patient-reported outcome measures ( PROMs ) being utilized by APPs .
Clinimetric properties of the EuroQol-5D in patients with chronic low back pain.
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Clinimetric properties of the EuroQol-5D ( EQ-5D ) in patients with nonspecific chronic low back pain ( CLBP ) are largely unknown . PURPOSE To study the criterion validity , responsiveness , and minimal clinical ly important change ( MCIC ) of EQ-5D in patients with CLBP . STUDY DESIGN Prospect i ve study design carried out in a multispecialist Spine Center in The Netherl and s. PATIENT SAMPLE One hundred fifty-one patients with CLBP . OUTCOME MEASURES Quality of life ( QOL ) was measured with EQ-5D , consisting of two scales : one scale measuring QOL with five categorical questions and the other measuring health state on a visual analog scale ( 0 - 100 ) . Criterion measures were disability , measured with the Pain Disability Index ( PDI ) and the Rol and Morris Disability Question naire ( RMDQ ) , and pain intensity , measured with a numeric rating scale ( NRS ) . METHODS Pearson correlation coefficients between the EQ-5D and RMDQ , PDI , and NRS were calculated to test the criterion validity . Correlations were interpreted based on predefined criteria . Responsiveness of the EQ-5D was calculated with area under the receiver operating characteristics ( ROC ) curve . Minimal clinical ly important change was calculated with the optimal cutoff point under the ROC curve , and sensitivity and specificity were also calculated . RESULTS Correlations between EQ-5D and criterion measures ranged between 0.39 and 0.59 and were considered moderate to good . Areas under the ROC curve ranged from 0.59 to 0.72 depending on the external criterion and EQ-5D subscale . The MCIC was 0.03 points for the categorical scales of the EQ-5D and 10.5 points for the EQ-5D visual analog scale . CONCLUSIONS The EQ-5D is a valid and responsive QOL scale in patients with CLBP
The quality of the PROMs varied greatly , with Satisfaction most commonly measured utilizing non-st and ardized locally-devised tools ; the EuroQol five-dimensions question naire ( EuroQoL-5D ) and 36-Item Short-Form ( SF-36 ) cited most frequently to capture QoL ; and the Visual Analogue Scale ( VAS ) to capture Pain .
APPs utilized a multiplicity of PROMs across a range of MSK disorders .
OBJECTIVE Advanced practice physiotherapists ( APPs ) , also known as extended scope physiotherapists , provide a new model of service delivery for musculoskeletal ( MSK ) disorders .
Research to date has largely focused on health service efficiencies , with less emphasis on patient outcomes .
The present systematic review aim ed to identify the  patient-reported outcome measures ( PROMs ) being utilized by APPs .