Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs): the gold standard for outcome improvement
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As a healthcare professional, you have probably found yourself wondering how a certain patient of yours is doing, asking yourself questions like: Did they get better? Are they responding to the treatment? Are they experiencing any complications? Optimal healthcare requires not only that we treat the disease but also that we treat the individual and improve the outcomes that matter to them. It does patients a disservice to focus solely on increasing their life expectancy, while simultaneously decreasing their quality of life.
Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs): the gold standard for outcome improvement
Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMsβ¦
Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs): the gold standard for outcome improvement
As a healthcare professional, you have probably found yourself wondering how a certain patient of yours is doing, asking yourself questions like: Did they get better? Are they responding to the treatment? Are they experiencing any complications? Optimal healthcare requires not only that we treat the disease but also that we treat the individual and improve the outcomes that matter to them. It does patients a disservice to focus solely on increasing their life expectancy, while simultaneously decreasing their quality of life.