L16- Patient-reported outcomes Flashcards
why measure health outcomes
- Indicate need for healthcare
- Target resources where they are needed most
- Assess effectiveness of health interventions
- Eval qual of health services
- Eval effectiveness to get better value for money
- To monitor patients progress
why measure health outcomes
- Indicate need for healthcare
- Target resources where they are needed most
- Assess effectiveness of health interventions
- Eval qual of health services
- Eval effectiveness to get better value for money
- To monitor patients progress
commonly used measures of health
mortality
morbidity
patient-based outcomes
mortality
i. Easily defined
ii. Not always recorded accurately
iii. Not a very good way of assessing outcomes and quality of care
morbidity
- Routinely collected e.g. disease registers, hospital episode stats
- Collection not always reliable/ accurate
- Tells us nothing about patients experience
- Not always easy to use in evaluation
patient based outcomes
• Attempts to assess well-being from the patient’s point of view e.g:
- Health related qualities of life (HRQoL)
- Health status
- Functional abilities
PRO
patient reported outcomes
what are patient reported otucomes
“Any report of the status of a patient’s health condition that comes directly from the patient, without interpretation of the patient’s response by a clinician or anyone else”
where are pros increasing used
in conditions where aim is managing rather than curing the disease
- Increasing quality instead of quantity may be more important
example of why PROs are important
A surgeon might report that the blood flow from a coronary artery bypass looks great, but that is not much use if the patient reports they still get out of breath and pained on exercise.
PROMS
patient reported outcome measures (PROMs)
what are PROMS
“The tools or instruments used to measure PROs: turn subjective experiences into numerical scores that can easily be utilized “
PROs and clinical trials
- As study end points (measures) o Particularly when minimal differences in survival or treatments have different side effects o PROM associated with survival - Monitor adverse events - Economic eval (QALYs)
PROs in clinical practice
- Improvements in patient-clinical communication (shared decision)
- Improve outcomes- routine collection of PROMs as part of cancer therapy and follow-up positively impacts survival and QoL.
- Increase patient satisfaction with care
- Less frequent healthcare visits
NHS Englands PROMS programme currently covers which two clinical procedures
- Hip and knee replacement
- PROMS collected by NHS made publicly available
what can PROMS indicate
outcome or quality of care delivered to NHS patients and enables providers, commissioners and other stakeholders to make informed changes to the delivery of their services
- these changes aims to improve outcomes and measurable benefits
PROMs enables patients to
make informed choices about their care
Quality of life (QoL)
multidimensional concept that includes domains related to physical, mental, emotional and social functioning
health related quality of life (HRQoL)
the functional effect of an illness and its consequent therapy upon a patient, as perceived by a patient
- Impact of treatments and disease processes on these holistic aspects of a persons life
- Physical function
a. Mobility, dexterity, range of movement, physical activity, activities of daily living (e.g. ability to eat, wash, dress)
- Symptoms
a. Pain, nausea, appetite, energy, vitality, fatigue, sleep rest
- Psychological well-being
a. Psychological illness: anxiety, depression, coping, positive well-being and adjustment, send of control, self esteem
- Social wellbeing
a. Family and intimate relations, social contact, integration, social opportunities, leisure activities, sexual activity and satisfaction
- Cognitive functioning
a. Cognition, alertness, concentration, memory, confusion, ability to communicate
- Personal constructs
a. Satisfaction with bodily appearance, stigma, life satisfaction, spirituality
commonly used measures of health
mortality
morbidity
patient-based outcomes
proms quantitative approach relies o
use of questionnaires knwo as instruments or sxales
morbidity
- Routinely collected e.g. disease registers, hospital episode stats
- Collection not always reliable/ accurate
- Tells us nothing about patients experience
- Not always easy to use in evaluation
patient based outcomes
• Attempts to assess well-being from the patient’s point of view e.g:
- Health related qualities of life (HRQoL)
- Health status
- Functional abilities