de Arruda Guilherme Tavares, Terwee Caroline B, Elsman Ellen B M, Avila Mariana Arias, Gagnier Joel J, Mokkink Lidwine B
Department of Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy Postgraduate Program at Federal, University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil.
Amsterdam UMC, Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Qual Life Res. 2025 Apr 17. doi: 10.1007/s11136-025-03949-4.
We aimed to develop an Explanation & Elaboration document to provide explanations, rationales, and good examples of reporting for each item in the COSMIN Reporting Guideline 2.0.
The development of the Explanation & Elaboration document was conducted in four phases. In phase 1, experts on measurement properties were invited as writers to draft explanations and examples for each item. The original COSMIN Reporting Guideline items into 22 clusters, each containing two to six items, which were self-assigned by writers based on expertise. In phase 2, a draft of the Explanation & Elaboration document was created. For each item, an 'Explanation', 'Essential elements', and 'Item examples' were written. The draft was reviewed by a team of reviewers for grammar, conciseness, and consistency with other COSMIN tools. In phase 3, the Explanation & Elaboration document was extensively revised considering the newly created COSMIN reporting guidelines 2.0. In phase 4, the final version incorporated feedback from all writers and final approval.
Eighteen writers drafted the item explanations and provided examples of good reporting. The Explanation & Elaboration document contains explanations of the General and Specific items. We explain the reasons why reporting of the item is recommended and how to report the items with examples of good reporting.
The Explanation & Elaboration document of the COSMIN Reporting Guideline 2.0 facilitates comprehensive reporting of studies on measurement properties of PROMs and should be used in conjunction with the COSMIN Reporting Guideline 2.0.
我们旨在编写一份解释与阐述文件，为COSMIN报告指南2.0中的每个条目提供解释、原理及优质报告示例。
解释与阐述文件的编写分四个阶段进行。在第一阶段，邀请测量属性专家作为撰写人，为每个条目起草解释和示例。将原始的COSMIN报告指南条目分为22个群组，每个群组包含两至六个条目，由撰写人根据专业知识自行分配。在第二阶段，创建了解释与阐述文件草案。为每个条目撰写了“解释”“基本要素”和“条目示例”。草案由一组评审人员进行语法、简洁性以及与其他COSMIN工具一致性方面的审查。在第三阶段，根据新制定的COSMIN报告指南2.0对解释与阐述文件进行了广泛修订。在第四阶段，最终版本纳入了所有撰写人的反馈并获得最终批准。
18位撰写人起草了条目解释并提供了优质报告示例。解释与阐述文件包含一般条目和特定条目的解释。我们解释了推荐报告该条目的原因以及如何通过优质报告示例来报告这些条目。
COSMIN报告指南2.0的解释与阐述文件有助于全面报告患者报告结局测量属性的研究，应与COSMIN报告指南2.0结合使用。
