What are core outcome measures?
The CORE Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) is a self-report measure of psychological distress designed to be administered during a course of treatment to determine treatment response.
What is the Comet initiative?
Abstract. Background: The Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials (COMET) initiative aims to facilitate the development and application of ‘core outcome sets’ (COS). A COS is an agreed minimum set of outcomes that should be measured and reported in all clinical trials of a specific disease or trial population.
What are outcome sets?
A core outcome set (COS) is a consensus-derived collection of outcomes and instruments that allows researchers to measure a consistent set of clinical endpoints in studies of a health condition.
What does the core 10 assess?
The CORE outcome measure (CORE-10) is a session by session monitoring tool with items covering anxiety, depression, trauma, physical problems, functioning and risk to self. The measure has six high intensity/ severity and four low intensity/ severity items.
What is the CORE-OM questionnaire?
The self-report Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation-Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) is a 34-item questionnaire using a 5-point Likert scale from 0 (not at all) to 4 (most of the time). The CORE-OM items were chosen based on their clinical significance and their sensitivity to change in psychological status [3, 4].
What is a core assessment in mental health?
CORE stands for “Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation” and the CORE system comprises tools and thinking to support monitoring of change and outcomes in routine practice in psychotherapy, counselling and any other work attempting to promote psychological recovery, health and wellbeing.
What does Omeract mean?
Outcome Mea- sures in Rheumatology
OMERACT stands for ‘Outcome Mea- sures in Rheumatology’. The acronym OMERACT was coined at the first con- ference held in Maastricht, the Nether- lands in 1992, limited to ‘Outcome Mea- sures in Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials’.
How do you create a core outcome set?
Suggested approach for development of a core outcome set
- Scope.
- Identifying existing knowledge.
- Stakeholder involvement.
- Consensus methods.
- Achieve global consensus.
- Review with feedback and updating as necessary.
- Implementation of core outcome set.
- Clear and transparent presentation.
What do YP core scores mean?
Routine Evaluation (YP-CORE) (11–16. years) (Every session) The Young Person’s CORE is a 10-item self-report measure of emotional wellbeing for 11 to 16 year olds that has been shown to have acceptable psychometric properties and is sensitive to change (Twigg, Barkham, Bewick, Connell, & Cooper, 2009).
Who developed core 34?
Professor Michael Barkham
In 1993, following a conference for the Mental Health Foundation a multicentre collaborative group, led by Professor Michael Barkham won a competitive tender to develop an outcome measure (OM), and Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation (CORE) was born.
Is there a core outcome set for Comet?
You can read the core outcome set/COMET plain language summary here. The existence or use of a core outcome set does not imply that outcomes in a particular study should be restricted to those in the relevant core outcome set.
What is the purpose of the COMET initiative?
The COMET Initiative brings together people interested in the development and application of agreed standardised sets of outcomes, known as ‘core outcome sets’ (COS).
What is the purpose of the comet Handbook?
Accumulating work in this area has identified the need for guidance on the development, implementation, evaluation and updating of core outcome sets. This Handbook, developed by the COMET Initiative, brings together current thinking and methodological research regarding those issues. We recommend a four-step process to develop a core outcome set.
What should the core outcome set be used for?
These sets represent the minimum that should be measured and reported in all clinical trials of a specific condition, but COS are also suitable for use in routine care, clinical audit and research other than randomised trials. You can read the core outcome set/COMET plain language summary here.