@article {Beaton1954, author = {Dorcas E. Beaton and Caroline B. Terwee and Jasvinder A. Singh and Gillian A. Hawker and Donald L. Patrick and Laurie B. Burke and Karine Toupin-April and Peter S. Tugwell}, title = {A Call for Evidence-based Decision Making When Selecting Outcome Measurement Instruments for Summary of Findings Tables in Systematic Reviews: Results from an OMERACT Working Group}, volume = {42}, number = {10}, pages = {1954--1961}, year = {2015}, doi = {10.3899/jrheum.141446}, publisher = {The Journal of Rheumatology}, abstract = {Objective. Systematic reviews often struggle with how to combine information when more than 1 instrument is used across studies being synthesized. Different techniques have been suggested based on frequency of use in the literature, or on consensus. We explore an approach blending 2 initiatives: OMERACT (Outcome Measurement in Rheumatology) and COSMIN (Consensus On Selection of Measurement Instruments), and investigate the effects of an evidence-based measurement approach on selection of outcomes.Methods. Readings were circulated to attendees registered for a preconference workshop on pain measurement. Three instruments were considered and exercises conducted to engage people in the content and measurement performance of these tools. Consensus was sought that an evidence-based approach could be created for selection of instruments for summary of findings (SoF) tables.Results. The blending of COSMIN and OMERACT approaches led to an evidence-based approach that depended both on a clear definition of target concept and a review of measurement performance of the instrument. Participants emphasized that conceptual clarity and practical considerations should come before measurement property results.Conclusion. Evidence-based approaches can be adopted for selection of instruments for SoF tables. A research agenda was formulated.}, issn = {0315-162X}, URL = {https://www.jrheum.org/content/42/10/1954}, eprint = {https://www.jrheum.org/content/42/10/1954.full.pdf}, journal = {The Journal of Rheumatology} }