Montreal Accord on Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) use series–Paper 7: modern perspectives of measurement validation emphasize justification of inferences based on patient reported outcome scores

BACKGROUND: Obtaining the patient's view about the outcome of care is an essential component of patient-centered care. Many patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments for different purposes have been developed since the 1960s. Measurement validation is fundamental in the development, evaluation, and use of PRO instruments. OBJECTIVES: This paper provides a review of modern perspectives of measurement validation in relation to the followings …