Open AccessPatient-reported outcome measures and value-based medicine in paediatrics: a timely review
Author(s) -
Yan Tan,
Jia Xuan Siew,
Biju Thomas,
Kee Chong Ng
Publication year - 2023
Publication title -
singapore medical journal/singapore medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.452
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 2737-5935
pISSN - 0037-5675
DOI - 10.11622/smedj.2021102
Subject(s) - prom , medicine , healthcare delivery , health care , patient reported outcome , outcome (game theory) , healthcare system , value (mathematics) , precision medicine , medline , child health , quality of life (healthcare) , family medicine , nursing , pathology , machine learning , obstetrics , computer science , economics , economic growth , mathematics , mathematical economics , political science , law
Healthcare delivery is moving towards a more personalised and patient-centric approach. There is now an appropriate emphasis on providing value in our healthcare system. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) assess our patients’ perceptions of the status of their health and quality of life, measured over a period of time. PROM is an integral component of a value-driven and value-based healthcare system and is key if we want to practise value-based medicine. In paediatrics and child health, PROMs, if implemented well with appropriate measurement tools that are regularly updated and validated in a self-learning healthcare ecosystem, will help to enhance personalised healthcare delivery and collectively improve the health of the community at large. This review covers the role of PROMs in paediatrics, as well as their role in value-based medicine.