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. 2021 Aug;18(4):487-509.
doi: 10.1111/iwj.13549. Epub 2021 Mar 10.

International study to develop the WOUND-Q patient-reported outcome measure for all types of chronic wounds

Anne F Klassen  1 , Emiel L W G van Haren  2 , Tert C van Alphen  3 , Stefan Cano  4 , Karen M Cross  5 , Anne-Margreet van Dishoeck  6 , Kenneth L Fan  7 , Maarten Michael Hoogbergen  8 , Dennis Orgill  9 , Lotte Poulsen  10 , Jens Ahm Sørensen  11 , Lee Squitieri  12   13 , Elena Tsangaris  9 , Dalibor Vasilic  14 , Andrea L Pusic  9
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International study to develop the WOUND-Q patient-reported outcome measure for all types of chronic wounds

Anne F Klassen et al. Int Wound J. 2021 Aug.

Abstract

Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for chronic wounds mainly focus on specific types of wounds. Our team developed the WOUND-Q for use with all types of wounds in any anatomic location. We conducted 60 concept elicitation interviews with patients in Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and the United States. Analysis identified concepts of interest to patients and scales were formed and refined through cognitive interviews with 20 patients and input from 26 wound care experts. Scales were translated into Danish and Dutch. An international field-test study collected data from 881 patients (1020 assessments) with chronic wounds. Rasch measurement theory (RMT) analysis was used to refine the scales and examine psychometric properties. RMT analysis supported the reliability and validity of 13 WOUND-Q scales that measure wound characteristics (assessment, discharge, and smell), health-related quality of life (life impact, psychological, sleep impact, and social), experience of care (information, home care nurses, medical team, and office staff), and wound treatment (dressing and suction device). The WOUND-Q can be used to measure outcomes in research and clinical practice from the perspective of patients with any type of wound.

Keywords: Rasch; patient-reported outcome; quality of life; questionnaire; wounds.

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Conflict of interest statement

The WOUND‐Q is owned by Memorial Sloan‐Kettering Cancer Center and Mass General Brigham. Drs Pusic and Klassen are co‐developers of the WOUND‐Q and could potential receive a share of any license revenue on the inventor sharing policies of the institutions that own them. The other authors declared no potential conflicts of interest.

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Mean scores on WOUND‐Q scales comparing inpatients and outpatients
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