Arrhythmias & electrophysiologyMeta-analysis
Patient-reported outcome measures for atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and evaluation of psychometric properties of symptom severity measures
- Systematic review
- COSMIN methodology
- Six databases searched from inception to 11-January-2025
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)
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
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it