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Table 6 COSMIN criteria and rating system for evaluating the content validity of PROMs [26]

From: The development and cognitive testing of the positive outcomes HIV PROM: a brief novel patient-reported outcome measure for adults living with HIV

Criteria

Assessment

Relevance

Are the included items relevant for the construct of interest?

Are the included items relevant for the target population of interest?

Are the included items relevant for the context of use of interest?

Are the response options appropriate?

Is the recall period appropriate?

Comprehensiveness

Are all key concepts included?

Comprehensibility

Are the PROM instructions understood by the population of interest as intended?

Are the PROM items and response options understood by the population of interest as intended?

Are the PROM items appropriately worded?

Do the response options match the questions?