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Table 6 Overview of all feasibility aspects

From: How to select outcome measurement instruments for outcomes included in a “Core Outcome Set” – a practical guideline

Feasibility aspects

Percentage of agreement in the Delphi study (%)

Patient’s comprehensibility

97

Interpretability

95

Ease of administration

93

Length of the outcome measurement instrument

91

Completion time

91

Patient’s mental ability level

91

Ease of standardization

90

Clinician’s comprehensibility

90

Type of outcome measurement instrument

90

Cost of an outcome measurement instrument

89

Required equipment

88

Type of administration

87

Availability in different settings

86

Copyright

85

Patient’s physical ability level

85

Regulatory agency’s requirement for approval

84

Ease of score calculation

77