Abstract / Summary
To systematically identify and evaluate PROMs for patients with chronic wounds, analyzing their psychometric properties and content to inform clinical practice. This scoping review followed the Arksey and O’Malley framework and PRISMA-ScR guidelines. A systematic search was conducted in MEDLINE, Web of Science, Embase, CINAHL, and PubMed. Original studies evaluating PROMs for patients with chronic wounds were included. Data on instrument characteristics, psychometric properties, and content were extracted. A total of eight original patient self-report instruments were included, comprising four specific and four non-specific PROMs for chronic wound populations. All instruments demonstrated good internal consistency. Most reported content and construct validity, while few (e.g., Wound-QoL, CWIS) provided evidence for criterion validity. Most instruments were multidimensional, covering physical, psychological, and social domains. The Wound-QoL also includes an economic burden dimension and has been translated into 30 languages. The Wound-QoL and CWIS collectively represent the optimal combination of clinical relevance and psychometric rigor for the assessment of chronic wounds, with the Wound-QoL further distinguished by comprehensive content coverage and broad cross-cultural adaptability. Future research should prioritize validating the criterion validity of existing PROMs and promoting their integration into e-health and telemedicine applications to advance chronic wound management.