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. 2022 Feb;12(1):e12489.
doi: 10.1111/cob.12489. Epub 2021 Oct 7.

The development of a core outcomes set for self-management interventions for patients living with obesity

Claudia Valli  1   2 , Rosa Suñol  3   4   5 , Carola Orrego  3   4   5 , Ena Niño de Guzmán  1   2   6 , Valentina Strammiello  7 , Nina Adrion  8 , Kaisa Immonen  7 , Lyudmil Ninov  7 , Marieke van der Gaag  9 , Marta Ballester  3   4   6 , Pablo Alonso-Coello  1   10
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The development of a core outcomes set for self-management interventions for patients living with obesity

Claudia Valli et al. Clin Obes. 2022 Feb.

Abstract

Self-management interventions (SMIs) can improve the life of patients living with obesity. However, there is variability in the outcomes used to assess the effectiveness of SMIs and these are often not relevant for patients. In the context of COMPAR-EU, our aim was to develop a core outcome set (COS) for the evaluation of SMIs for patients with obesity. We followed a four steps multimethod approach: (1) the development of the initial catalogue of outcomes; (2) a scoping review of reviews on patients' values and preferences on outcomes of self-management (SM); (3) a Delphi survey including patients and patient representatives to rate the importance of outcomes; and (4) a 2-day consensus workshop with patients, patient representatives, healthcare professionals and researchers. The initial catalogue included 82 outcomes. Ten patients and patient's representatives participated in the Delphi survey. We identified 16 themes through the thematic synthesis of the scoping review that informed 37.80% of the outcomes on initial catalogue. Five patients, five healthcare professionals, and four researchers participated in the consensus workshop. After the consensus process, 15 outcomes were selected to be part of the final COS, and five supplementary outcomes were also provided. We developed a COS for the evaluation of SMIs in obesity with a significant involvement of patients and other key stakeholders. This COS will help improving data synthesis and increasing the value of SM research data in healthcare decision making.

Keywords: core outcome set; obesity; patients; self-management interventions.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflict of interest.

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Core outcomes set development process
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Consensus workshop process
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Mapping of themes per COMPAR‐EU taxonomy subdomains
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