Publications by authors named "E B M Elsman"
Introduction: To evaluate the long-term effect of corneal transplantation on mental health outcomes and to assess potential predictors of these outcomes.
Methods: For this multicentre prospective cohort study, patients awaiting corneal transplantation were recruited from 11 (academic) hospitals and eye clinics in the Netherlands. Participants (n = 238) completed the Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale (CES-D), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety subscale (HADS-A) and the Dutch ICF Activity Inventory Emotional Health subscale (DAI-EH) and Fatigue subscale (DAI-F) 1 month prior and 3, 6, 12 and 24 months after corneal transplantation.
Purpose: Systematic reviews of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are important tools to select the most suitable PROM for a study or clinical application. Conducting these reviews is challenging, and the quality of these reviews needs to be improved. We updated the COSMIN guideline for systematic reviews of PROMs, including the COSMIN Risk of Bias checklist, and the COSMIN criteria for good measurement properties.
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- - The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of 12 patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for assessing depression severity in adolescents, given the importance of accurately measuring depression in clinical settings.
- - Researchers conducted a comprehensive review using multiple databases and followed specific guidelines to assess various measurement properties of the PROMs, ultimately narrowing down to 31 studies for appraisal.
- - The review concluded that while some PROMs show promise in measuring depression in adolescents, none can currently be recommended for consistent use due to a lack of robust evidence and methodological issues, advising caution for clinicians and researchers.