A Core set of patient-reported outcome measures to measure quality of life in obesity treatment research.

Alyssa J Budin, Ken Clare, Francois Pattou, John B Dixon, Valerie M Monpellier, Ronald S L Liem, Ignace M C Janssen, Ian Patton, Phillip J Dijkhorst, Caroline B Terwee, Bart A van Wagensveld, Alend Saadi, Bruno Halpern, Jennifer F Holland, Lotte Poulsen, Bernardo Rea Ruanova, Vanessa Osborne, Natasja Wijling, Laura Divine, J M Bernadette Keenan, Riccardo Meloni, Sandra de Blaeij, Melanie Bahlke, Andrew Healing, Johan Ottosson, Nadya Isack, Claire E E de Vries, Erman O Akpinar, Ximena Ramos Salas, Maarten M Hoogbergen, Salman Al-Sabah, Jacques M Himpens, Stuart W Flint, Joe Nadglowski, Lisa West-Smith, John M Morton, Jacqueline Bowman, Wendy A Brown, Stephanie Sogg, Mary O'Kane, Richard Welbourn, Karen D Coulman, Susie Birney, Theodore K Kyle, Elisabeth F C van Rossum, Sally Abbott, Jason C G Halford

Journal: Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity 2025;26(2):e13849

PMID: 39419653

Abstract

The lack of standardization in patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) has made measurement and comparison of quality of life (QoL) outcomes in research focused on obesity treatment challenging. This study reports on the results of the second and third global multidisciplinary Standardizing Quality of life measures in Obesity Treatment (S.Q.O.T.) consensus meetings, where a core set of PROMs to measure nine previously selected patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in obesity treatment research was established. The S.Q.O.T. II online and S.Q.O.T. III face-to-face hybrid consensus meetings were held in October 2021 and May 2022. The meetings were led by an independent moderator specializing in PRO measurement. Nominal group techniques, Delphi exercises, and anonymous voting were used to select the most suitable PROMs by consensus. The meetings were attended by 28 and 27 participants, respectively, including a geographically diverse selection of people living with obesity (PLWO) and experts from various disciplines. Out of 24 PROs and 16 PROMs identified in the first S.Q.O.T. consensus meeting, the following nine PROs and three PROMs were selected via consensus: BODY-Q (physical function, physical symptoms, psychological function, social function, eating behavior, and body image), IWQOL-Lite (self-esteem), and QOLOS (excess skin). No PROM was selected to measure stigma as existing PROMs deemed to be inadequate. A core set of PROMs to measure QoL in research focused on obesity treatment has been selected incorporating patients' and experts' opinions. This core set should serve as a minimum to use in obesity research studies and can be combined with clinical parameters.

© 2024 World Obesity Federation.

Address: Department of Surgery, OLVG & Dutch Obesity Clinic, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.; Department of Surgery, OLVG, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.; Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.; Department of Science, Nederlandse Obesitas Kliniek (Dutch Obesity Clinic), Huis Ter Heide, Utrecht, The Netherlands.; Department of Surgery, Nederlandse Obesitas Kliniek (Dutch Obesity Clinic), The Hague and Gouda, Hague, The Netherlands.; Department of Surgery, Groene Hart Hospital, Gouda, The Netherlands.; Department of Surgery, NMC Royal Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.; Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden.; Obesity Center, 9 de Julho Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil.; Brazilian Association for the Study of Obesity (ABESO), São Paulo, Brazil.; School of Psychology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.; Scales Insights, Nexus, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.; Obesity Center CGG, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.; Department of Surgery, Neuchâtel Hospital, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.; Biology and Medicine Faculty, Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland.; Department of Surgery, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.; Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK.; School of Psychology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.; National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, and Bristol Centre for Surgical Research, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.; Department of Surgery, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait.; Iverson Health Innovation Research Institute, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.; Department of Surgery, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.; Obesity Canada, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.; European Association for the Study of Obesity, Teddington, UK.; Department of Plastic Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.; Specialist Weight Management Service, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK.; Research Centre for Intelligent Healthcare, Coventry University, Coventry, UK.; Department of Surgery, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.; Bariatric Surgery Registry, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.; Bariatric Surgery Registry, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.; Research Unit for Plastic Surgery, University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.; Lontoft, Nyhoj and Poulsen Plastic Surgery, Odense, Denmark.; Department of Upper Gastrointestinal and Bariatric Surgery, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, UK.; Bariatric physician in Gastrobariatrica Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Mexico.; Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.; Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Surgery, CHU Lille, Univ Lille, Inserm, Institut Pasteur Lille, Lille, France.; Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.; Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.; Department of Surgery, Delta CHIREC Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.; Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, Durham, UK.; Dutch Association for Overweight and Obesity (NVOO), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.; People Living with Obesity Representative, Kuwait City, Kuwait.; Patient Advocate, Trustee of The Obesity Empowerment Network, London, UK.; European Coalition for People Living with Obesity (ECPO), Dublin, Ireland.; Irish Coalition for People Living with Obesity (ICPO), Kildare, Ireland.; Obesity Action Coalition, Tampa, Florida, USA.; Pacte Adiposité, The Belgian Foundation for the Rights of People living with obesity, Belgium.; Patient Advocate, Trustee of The Obesity Empowerment Network, London, UK.; European Coalition for People Living with Obesity (ECPO), London, UK.; Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.; People Living with Obesity Representative & Chair client council Dutch Obesity Clinic, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.; KleinePorties, Kloetinge, The Netherlands.; ConscienHealth, Obesity Action Coalition, Tampa, Florida, USA.; Adipositascirurgie Selbsthilfe Deutschland e.V. (Obesity Surgery Self-Help Organization), Mainz, Germany.; European Coalition for People Living with Obesity (ECPO), London, UK.; Obesity Canada, Edmonton, Canada.
Bant logo

© Copyright 2026, Nutrition Evidence

NED wishes to thank the following organisations for their support:

We use cookies to improve your experience and analyze site traffic with Google Analytics. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our use of cookies. Learn more.