The BODY-Q Field-Test

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Development and Validation of a New Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Patients Having Body Contouring Surgery: The BODY-Q Field-test

• IRAS ID

  151764

• Contact name

  Afshin Mosahebi

• Contact email

  amosahebi@nhs.net

• Sponsor organisation

  The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust

• Research summary

  The BODY-Q is a new patient reported outcome measure (PROM)developed to measure satisfaction and quality of life among body contouring surgery patients. The objective of this study is to field-test the BODY-Q scales in the UK. Once tested, the BODY-Q will provide the research community and clinicians with set of scales for use to measure patient outcomes. A sample of 300 NHS patients who have had body contouring surgery following massive weight loss will be asked to complete the scales. Patients will be sent the BODY-Q questionnaire in the mail. They will also receive up to 2 mailed followup reminders to ensure a high response rate. Patient responses to the questions will be analyzed to determine the best questions to include in the final version of each scale (item reduction) and to report on the acceptable, reliable and validity of the new scales (psychometric validation).

• REC name

  North West - Greater Manchester South Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  14/NW/0192

• Date of REC Opinion

  24 Mar 2014

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion