There is a Need to Address Uptake of Core Outcome Sets in Research and Guidelines.

Representation of published core outcome sets in practice guidelinesJournal of Clinical EpidemiologyPreviewA Core Outcome Set (COS) is an agreed standardised set of outcomes that should be measured and reported, as a minimum, in specific areas of health or health care. A COS is developed through a consensus process to ensure health care outcomes to be measured are relevant to decision-makers, including patients and healthcare professionals. Use of COS in guideline development is likely to increase the relevance of the guideline to those decision-makers. Previous work has looked at the uptake of COS in trials, systematic reviews, health technology assessments and regulatory guidance but to date there has been no evaluation of the use of COS in practice guideline development. Full-Text PDF Open Access