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How well patient questionnaires capture long COVID symptoms and experiences

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Abstract

Four patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) were evaluated for their item comprehension and content coverage in the context of Long COVID.

  • Fit-for-purpose clinical outcome assessments are crucial for medical product development.
  • There is currently no established outcome measure specifically for Long COVID.
  • The evaluation focused on understanding how well patients comprehend the items in the selected PROMs.
  • Content coverage of these PROMs was assessed to determine their relevance for Long COVID clinical trials.

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Declarations. Conflict of interest: Charis Yousefian and Rikki Mangrum are employees of Vector Psychometric Group, LLC, which received funds from the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) to conduct the research detailed in the manuscript. No other disclosures were reported. Ethical approval and consent to participate: All participants provided informed consent and were compensated for their participation. The Duke University Health System institutional review board approved the study.
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