Assessing Outcomes in Body Contouring

作者：Klassen Anne F^*; Cano Stefan J; Scott Amie; Tsangaris Elena; Pusic Andrea L

来源：Clinics in Plastic Surgery, 2014, 41(4): 645-+.

DOI：10.1016/j.cps.2014.06.004

• Bariatric surgery
• Body contouring
• Aesthetic surgery
• Obesity
• Outcomes
• Quality of life
• Psychometrics
• BODY-Q

Patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments are questionnaires designed to measure outcomes of importance to patients from their perspective. This article describes the methods used to develop a new PRO instrument for obese patients and patients having bariatric and cosmetic body contouring surgery. The BODY-Q is composed of 19 newly designed scales that measure: (1) appearance; (2) health-related quality of life; and (3) process of care. Recommended guidelines for PRO instrument development were followed to ensure that the BODY-Q meets requirements of regulatory bodies. The BODY-Q is currently being field-tested in an international study.

• 出版日期2014-10