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  • Health Services Research
  • Clinical Epidemiology
  • Patient-Reported Outcomes

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  • Comorbidities are crucial for risk adjustment and outcomes measurement.
  • A lack of consensus exists regarding the optimal data source for comorbidity information.
  • Patient-reported morbidity instruments offer a potential data source, but their properties require evaluation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify general patient-reported morbidity instruments.
  • To evaluate the measurement properties of these instruments for use in risk adjustment.

Main Methods:

  • A systematic review of electronic databases (Embase, Medline, Cochrane Central, Web of Science) was performed.
  • Articles focusing on the development or validation of patient-reported morbidity instruments were included.
  • Measurement properties were extracted and synthesized narratively.

Main Results:

  • 34 articles were included from 1005 screened.
  • The Self-Reported Charlson Comorbidity Index and Self-Administered Comorbidity Questionnaire were most frequent.
  • Substantial variability in reliability was found compared to medical record review, dependent on the instrument and condition.

Conclusions:

  • The Self-Reported Charlson Comorbidity Index and Self-Administered Comorbidity Questionnaire are frequently used.
  • Reliability of patient-reported morbidity varies significantly by condition.
  • Further research is necessary to determine the optimal role of patient-reported morbidity data in risk adjustment.