Authors: M Barone A Cogliandro N Di Stefano V Tambone P Persichetti
Publish Date: 2017/02/15
Volume: 41, Issue: 3, Pages: 700-713
Abstract
A systematic review of the Englishlanguage literature was performed Patientreported outcome measures designed to assess patient satisfaction and quality of life following transsexual surgery were identified Qualifying instruments were assessed for content and adherence to international guidelines for development and validationFrom 796 articles 19 studies had sufficient data and met the inclusion criteria Included were a total of 2299 patients and 17 patientreported outcome measures 10 generic instruments that assessed quality of life 4 specific for female genital or sexual satisfaction 2 specific for transsexual body image or gender dysphoria and 1 specific for plastic surgery The questionnaires were analyzed by reviewers to assess the adherence to the rules of the US FDA and the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Medical Outcomes Trust We identified 17 individual questionnaires that were included All measures were limited by either their development their validation or their content“All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards”
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