Domain Standard number Standard Standard met, n (%) Standard unclear, n (%) Standard not met, n (%)
Scope specification 1 Research or practice setting(s) in which the COS is to be applied 26 (100) 0 0
2 Health condition covered by the COS 26 (100) 0 0
3 Population(s) covered by the COS 26 (100) 0 0
4 Interventions covered by the COS 26 (100) 0 0
Stakeholders involved 5 Those who will use the COS in research 25 (96.2) 1 (3.8) 0
6 Health professionals with experience of patients with the condition 26 (100) 0 0
7 Patients with the condition or their representatives 18 (69.2) 0 (0) 8 (30.8)
Consensus process 8 Initial list of outcomes considered both health care professionals’ and patients’ views 6 (23.1) 5 (19.2) 15 (57.7)
9a A scoring process was described a priori 11 (42.3) 7 (26.9) 8 (30.8)
9b A consensus definition was described a priori 11 (42.2) 8 (30.8) 7 (26.9)
10 Criteria for including/dropping/adding outcomes was described a priori 8 (30.8) 18 (69.2) 0
11 Care to avoid ambiguity of language used in the list of outcomes 9 (34.6) 16 (61.5) 1 (3.8)