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Reported outcomes Frequency Number of
different outcome
measurement
instruments used
PRO ClinRO ObsRO PerfO
Emotion regulation; Social
2 1 2 0 0 0
behavior
Emotion regulation; Social
2 1 2 0 0 0
behavior; Eating behavior
Aggression; Social behavior 1 1 1 0 0 0
Anxiety; Irritability 1 1 1 0 0 0
Cognitive function; Behavior 1 1 0 0 0 1
Cognitive function;
1 1 1 0 0 0
Communication; Social
behavior
Cognitive function; Emotion
1 1 0 0 0 1
regulation
Cognitive function; Global
1 1 0 1 0 0
impression
Cognitive function;
1 1 0 0 0 1
Motor function; Emotion
regulation
Communication; Social
1 1 1 0 0 0
behavior
Eating behavior; Mental
1 1 1 0 0 0
health
Emotion regulation; Social
1 1 1 0 0 0
behavior; Activity
Irritability; Hyperactivity 1 1 1 0 0 0
Mental health; Autism 1 1 0 1 0 0
Pain; Mental health; Social
behavior
Pain; Stress; Social
behavior
1 1 0 0 1 0
1 1 0 1 0 0
Satisfaction; Mental health 1 1 1 0 0 0
* Combined terms include outcomes that are measured with one instrument, consisting of a
combination of several outcomes.
ClinRO, clinician-reported outcome; ObsRO, observer-reported outcome; PerfO, performance
outcome; PRO, patient-reported outcome.
Outcome measurement instruments
Of the 457 different outcome measurement instruments that were identified,
213 (47%) were classified as instruments for PROs, 54 (12%) as ClinROs,
48 (11%) as ObsROs, and 157 (34%) as PerfOs. There were 288 (63%)
outcome measurement instruments that were used in only one clinical trial.
Another 16 (4%) outcome measurement instruments were self-designed
for the particular trial, classified as instrument for PROs (n=12) and
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