Arrhythmias & electrophysiology

Patient-reported outcome measures for atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and evaluation of psychometric properties of symptom severity measures

EuropacePublished Systematic review

Authors' conclusion

ASTA emerged as the most robust symptom severity PROM.

Study context

Population
AF patients aged ≥18 years709 publications
Outcome
Measurement properties and risk of bias of symptom severity PROMs (COSMIN)
Methodological detailsCOSMIN methodology, Six databases searched from inception to 11-January-2025
  • COSMIN methodology
  • Six databases searched from inception to 11-January-2025

Pooled result

As reported in the abstract

Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) identified

101

Symptom severity PROMs evaluated (AFSymp, AFS/B, AFSS, ASTA, AF6, SCL)

6

Original publication

Patient-reported outcome measures for atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and evaluation of psychometric properties of symptom severity measures. Europace. Published 8 September 2026. doi:10.1093/europace/euag252

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