Development of the Flu-PRO: a patient-reported outcome (PRO) instrument to evaluate symptoms of influenza

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Authors

John H. Powers · Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research

M. Lourdes Guerrero · Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán

Nancy Kline Leidy · Ithaka Harbors

Mary Fairchok · Henry M. Jackson Foundation

Alice Rosenberg · Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research

Andrés Hernández · Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias

Sonja Stringer

Abstract

Results show the 37-item Flu-PRO is a content valid measure of influenza symptoms in adults with a confirmed diagnosis of influenza. Research is underway to evaluate the suitability of the instrument for children and adolescents. This work can form the basis for future quantitative tests of reliability, validity, and responsiveness to evaluate the measurement properties of Flu-PRO for use in clinical trials and epidemiology studies.

Topics & Keywords

Influenza Virus Research Studies Respiratory viral infections research Delphi Technique in Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Infectious Diseases

Volume 16, Issue 1, pp. 1-1

DOI: 10.1186/s12879-015-1330-0

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