Overview
Theresa Coles, Ph.D., is a health outcomes methodologist with a focus on measuring and evaluating patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and other clinical outcomes assessments (COAs), integrating PRO measures in clinical care, and improving interpretation of patient-centered outcome scores for use in healthcare delivery and clinical research settings to inform decision making.
My research program is comprised of 3 pillars:
- Enhance the assessment of physical function and related concepts to inform decision-making
- Improve interpretability of PRO scores
- Design and implement screeners to improve patient-centered care by measuring what matters
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences
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2024 - Present
Population Health Sciences,
Basic Science Departments
Recent Publications
Recalling what we thought we knew about recall periods: a qualitative descriptive study of how adults diagnosed with cancer use recall periods for patient-reported outcome items about physical function.
Journal Article Qual Life Res · December 4, 2024 OBJECTIVES: In cancer studies, assessment of patients' physical function can provide insight into cancer-related symptoms and the side effects of treatment. Physical function can be assessed using patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), which may or may ... Full text Link to item CiteClinical Outcome Assessments Are Never "Validated".
Journal Article Value Health · November 2024 Full text Link to item CiteHow do patients interpret and respond to a novel patient-reported eastern cooperative oncology group performance status (ECOG)?
Journal Article Qual Life Res · September 2024 PURPOSE: Performance status is an important concept in oncology, but is typically clinician-reported. Efforts are underway to include patient-reported measures in cancer care, which may improve patient symptoms, quality of life and overall survival. The pu ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteRecent Grants
FDA - BAA Clinical Evidence on the impact of osseointegrated limb prostheses
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Food and Drug Administration · 2023 - 2026A Clinical Trial Readiness Study of Patient Reported Outcome Measures in Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2026Evaluation of Unilateral vs Bilateral Hearing Aids for the Treatment of Age-related Hearing Loss
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute · 2021 - 2026View All Grants
External Links
Center for Health Measurement Department of Population Health Sciences Evaluating physical functioning using patient-reported outcome measures: how does the question form and recall period influence patients’ interpretation? Enabling Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in Clinical Trials, Exemplified by Cardiovascular Trials Recall of patient-reported symptoms and function in episodic disease/conditions, specifically temporomandibular disorders