Patient Reported Outcome Meaures Flashcards

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Why measure health?

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To have an indication of the need of healthcare

To target resources where they are most needed

To assess the effectiveness of health interventions

To evaluate the quality of health services

To use evaluations of effectiveness to get better value for money

To monitor patients’ progress

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What are Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs)?

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Measures of health that come directly from the patients, they work by comparing scores before and after treatment or over longer-periods

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What are the the 2 quality of life measuring instruments?

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Generic and specific

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What are the advantages of using generic instruments to measure QOL?

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Can be used for a Broad range of health problems

Can be used if no disease- specific instruments

Enable comparisons across treatment groups

Can be used to assess health of populations

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What are the disadvantages of using generic instruments for measuring QOL?

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Generic nature means inherently less detailed

Loss of relevance

Can be less sensitive to change that occur as a result of an intervention

May be less acceptable to patients

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Give some reasons why systematic reviews are useful for clinicians

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Save clinicians from having to locate and appraise the studies for themselves

Offer authoritative, generalisable conclusions

Highlight gaps in research/poor quality research

May reduce delay between research discoveries and implementation

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