A review of patient-reported outcome measures to assess female infertility-related quality of life

Table 2 PRO measures identified for review and psychometric assessment

PRO Acronym	PRO measure name	Construct Assessed	Studies using PRO, n	Reference
FertiQoL	FertiQoL	Infertility-related quality of life Treatment satisfaction	12	[24, 27, 30, 32,33,34, 36, 38, 39, 43, 45, 47, 49]
FPI	Fertility Problem Inventory	Infertility-related stress	4	[35, 37, 41, 42]
IFQ	Infertility Questionnaire	Infertility-related emotional impairment	3	[28, 29, 40, 46]
FPS	Fertility Problem Stress	Infertility-related stress	2	[25, 44]
ICQ-I	Illness Cognitions Questionnaire – Adapted for infertility	Infertility-related feelings of helplessness and acceptance	2	[26, 48]

Study results may be reported in more than one publication, resulting in a number of references greater than the number of studies
PRO patient reported outcome

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