Table 1 Eligibility criteria
Criterion | Explanation |
|---|---|
Study designs | Development, adaptation, translation, or evaluation of measurement properties of measurement instruments. Reviews will be initially included for citation tracking. |
Population | Patients with clinical manifestation of whiplash defined according to the Québec Task Force on Whiplash-Associated Disorders: “Whiplash is an acceleration-deceleration mechanism of energy transfer to the neck. It may result from rear end or side-impact motor vehicle collisions, but can also occur during diving or other mishaps. The impact may result in bony or soft-tissue injuries (whiplash injury), which in turn may lead to a variety of clinical manifestations (Whiplash-Associated Disorders) [10].” For content/face validity studies: > 50% of the patients with whiplash when patients are involved. For all other studies: > 50% of the whole study population with whiplash OR separate sub-group analysis of patients with whiplash performed. |
Severity | Whiplash grade 0–IV according to the Quebec Task Force classification of whiplash-associated disorders [10]. |
Type of measure | Unrestricted, including but not limited to classifications, patient-reported outcome measures, prediction rules/models, performance-based measures and imaging. |
Construct | All health-related constructs addressed in the literature. |
Timing | Acute (≤ 3 months) and chronic (> 3 months) phase |
Settings | Acute care, rehabilitation, and community |
Language | Unrestricted |