Developing an initial item bank for a new cardiac rehabilitation PROM

Background: A Scotland-wide government scoping exercise identified the need for a new patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) suitable for the wide range of diagnostic groups now accessing cardiac rehabilitation (CR). Aim: This paper describes the initial steps underpinning development of the item bank for a first draft tool (PROM–CR1). Methods: A literature review of existing tools was undertaken to guide a qualitative data collection...