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Patient Reported Outcome Measures
A patient-reported outcome (PRO) is a outcomes research, health outcome directly reported by the patient who experienced it. It stands in contrast to an outcome reported by someone else, such as a physician-reported outcome, a nursing, nurse-reported outcome, and so on. PRO methods, such as questionnaires, are used in clinical trials or other medicine#Clinical practice, clinical settings, to help better understand a treatment's efficacy or effectiveness. The use of digitized PROs, or electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePROs), is on the rise in today's health research setting. Terminology PROs should not be confused with PCOs, or ''patient-centered outcomes''. The latter implies the use of a questionnaire covering issues and concerns that are specific to a patient. Instead, ''patient-reported'' outcomes refers to reporting situations in which only the patient provides information related to a specific treatment or condition; this information may or may not be of concern to the pat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outcomes Research
Outcomes research is a branch of public health research which studies the end results (wikt:outcome#Noun, outcomes) of the structure and processes of the health care system on the health and well-being of patients and populations. According to one medical outcomes and guidelines source book - 1996, ''Outcomes research'' includes health services research that focuses on identifying variations in medical procedures and associated health outcomes. Though listed as a synonym for the National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings, MeSH term "Outcome Assessment (Health Care)", outcomes research may refer to both health services research and healthcare outcomes assessment, which aims at health technology assessment, decision making, and policy analysis through systematic evaluation of quality of care, access, and effectiveness. Description Outcomes research is applied to clinical and population based research that seeks to study and optimize the end results of healthcare in terms o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |