Patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures quantify patient health and health-related experiences directly from the patient perspective, which is important for patient-centered care. PROs can be used to monitor trends in patients’ symptoms, function, or well-being; to inform decision-making; and to prompt additional patient education or referrals. Use of PRO scores in clinical practice has improved recall of patient concerns by clinicians, increased shared decision-making, and enhanced care processes and treatment planning.
The National Institutes of Health Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) provides standardized PRO measures for use in clinical practice, with specific measures available for adults, children from 8 to 17 years of age, and parent proxies for children 5-17 years old. In this publication, HIP Investigator Dr. Elizabeth Cox et al. sought to find the benefits of using PROMIS measures in pediatric clinical settings, and found that health system and clinician leaders must attend to how the measures are implemented and used, as well as the support required to achieve this goal.
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