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Collecting patient‐reported outcome measures
Author(s) -
Ahern Susannah,
Ruseckaite Rasa,
Ackerman Ila.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/imj.13633
Subject(s) - prom , medicine , patient reported outcome , outcome (game theory) , data collection , intervention (counseling) , intensive care medicine , physical therapy , nursing , statistics , quality of life (healthcare) , mathematics , mathematical economics , obstetrics
Patient‐reported outcome measures (PROM) are potentially useful outcome measures that may be reported at the individual clinical, health service and/or health system level. PROM require clearly defined patient populations to enable comparisons, and are most meaningful when integrated with clinical data sets. Where possible PROM should be measured pre‐ and post‐intervention using reliable and validated tools. A variety of PROM collection methods exist which each have strengths and limitations, with selection depending on their purpose and patient factors. PROM programmes should be developed with high levels of clinician support and patient input to maximise collection of clinically relevant information.