Patient-reported outcomes in clinical practice. Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program 2015;2015:501-6
Date
12/08/2015Pubmed ID
26637765DOI
10.1182/asheducation-2015.1.501Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85010976318 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 56 CitationsAbstract
Patient-reported outcome (PRO) measurement plays an increasingly important role in health care and understanding health outcomes. PROs are any report of a patient's health status that comes directly from the patient, and can measure patient symptoms, patient function, and quality-of-life. PROs have been used successfully to assess impairment in a clinical setting. Use of PROs to systematically quantify the patient experience provides valuable data to assist with clinical care; however, initiating use of PROs in clinical practice can be daunting. Here we provide suggestions for implementation of PROs and examples of opportunities to use PROs to tailor individual patient therapy to improve patient outcomes, patient-physician communication, and the quality of care for hematology/oncology patients.
Author List
Dobrozsi S, Panepinto JMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
CommunicationDelivery of Health Care
Electronic Health Records
Health Status
Hematology
Humans
Medical Oncology
Neoplasms
Patient Outcome Assessment
Patient Satisfaction
Patient-Centered Care
Physician-Patient Relations
Quality of Health Care
Quality of Life
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