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The use of patient-reported outcomes (PRO) within comparative effectiveness research: implications for clinical practice and health care policy.

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Ahmed, S; Berzon, RA; Revicki, DA; Lenderking, WR; Moinpour, CM; Basch, E; Reeve, BB; Wu, AW; International Society for Quality of Life Research,
Published in: Med Care
December 2012

BACKGROUND: The goal of comparative effectiveness research (CER) is to explain the differential benefits and harms of alternate methods to prevent, diagnose, treat, and monitor a clinical condition or to improve the delivery of care. To inform decision making, information from the patient's perspective that reflects outcomes that patients care about are needed and can be collected rigorously using appropriate patient-reported outcomes (PRO). It can be challenging to select the most appropriate PRO measure given the proliferation of such questionnaires over the past 20 years. OBJECTIVE: In this paper, we discuss the value of PROs within CER, types of measures that are likely to be useful in the CER context, PRO instrument selection, and key challenges associated with using PROs in CER. METHODS: We delineate important considerations for defining the CER context, selecting the appropriate measures, and for the analysis and interpretation of PRO data. Emerging changes that may facilitate CER using PROs as an outcome are also reviewed including implementation of electronic and personal health records, hospital and population-based registries, and the use of PROs in national monitoring initiatives. The potential benefits of linking the information derived from PRO endpoints in CER to decision making is also reviewed. CONCLUSIONS: The recommendations presented for incorporating PROs in CER are intended to provide a guide to researchers, clinicians, and policy makers to ensure that information derived from PROs is applicable and interpretable for a given CER context. In turn, CER will provide information that is necessary for clinicians, patients, and families to make informed care decisions.

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Med Care

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EISSN

1537-1948

Publication Date

December 2012

Volume

50

Issue

12

Start / End Page

1060 / 1070

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Self Report
  • Research Design
  • Quality of Life
  • Patient-Centered Care
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Humans
  • Health Status
  • Health Policy & Services
  • Health Policy
 

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Ahmed, S., Berzon, R. A., Revicki, D. A., Lenderking, W. R., Moinpour, C. M., Basch, E., … International Society for Quality of Life Research, . (2012). The use of patient-reported outcomes (PRO) within comparative effectiveness research: implications for clinical practice and health care policy. Med Care, 50(12), 1060–1070. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0b013e318268aaff
Ahmed, Sara, Richard A. Berzon, Dennis A. Revicki, William R. Lenderking, Carol M. Moinpour, Ethan Basch, Bryce B. Reeve, Albert W. Wu, and Albert W. International Society for Quality of Life Research. “The use of patient-reported outcomes (PRO) within comparative effectiveness research: implications for clinical practice and health care policy.Med Care 50, no. 12 (December 2012): 1060–70. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0b013e318268aaff.
Ahmed S, Berzon RA, Revicki DA, Lenderking WR, Moinpour CM, Basch E, et al. The use of patient-reported outcomes (PRO) within comparative effectiveness research: implications for clinical practice and health care policy. Med Care. 2012 Dec;50(12):1060–70.
Ahmed, Sara, et al. “The use of patient-reported outcomes (PRO) within comparative effectiveness research: implications for clinical practice and health care policy.Med Care, vol. 50, no. 12, Dec. 2012, pp. 1060–70. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/MLR.0b013e318268aaff.
Ahmed S, Berzon RA, Revicki DA, Lenderking WR, Moinpour CM, Basch E, Reeve BB, Wu AW, International Society for Quality of Life Research. The use of patient-reported outcomes (PRO) within comparative effectiveness research: implications for clinical practice and health care policy. Med Care. 2012 Dec;50(12):1060–1070.

Published In

Med Care

DOI

EISSN

1537-1948

Publication Date

December 2012

Volume

50

Issue

12

Start / End Page

1060 / 1070

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Self Report
  • Research Design
  • Quality of Life
  • Patient-Centered Care
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Humans
  • Health Status
  • Health Policy & Services
  • Health Policy