Association of the Functional Medicine Model of Care With Patient-Reported Health-Related Quality-of-Life Outcomes | Zendy

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Association of the Functional Medicine Model of Care With Patient-Reported Health-Related Quality-of-Life Outcomes

Author(s) -

Michelle Beidelschies,

Marilyn AlejandroRodriguez,

Xinge Ji,

Brittany Lapin,

Patrick Hanaway,

Michael B. Rothberg

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

jama network open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278

H-Index - 39

ISSN - 2574-3805

DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.14017

Subject(s) - medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , health care , patient reported outcomes measurement information system , physical therapy , cohort , cohort study , retrospective cohort study , gerontology , computerized adaptive testing , psychometrics , nursing , clinical psychology , economics , economic growth

Key Points Question Is the functional medicine model of care associated with patient-reported health-related quality of life? Findings In this cohort study of 7252 eligible patients (functional medicine center: 1595; family health center: 5657), functional medicine patients exhibited significantly larger improvements in Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System Global Physical Health at 6 months than propensity-matched patients at a family health center (398 matched pairs). Improvements in Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System Global Physical Health appeared to be sustained at 12 months but not significantly different from those at the family health center. Meaning The findings of this study suggest that functional medicine may have the ability to improve global health in patients.

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