• The term PROs is becoming increasingly synonymous with "patient reported outcome measures" (PROMs). (wikipedia.org)
  • PROMs (patient-reported outcome measures) help physicians learn more about issues that are important to the patient. (aafp.org)
  • However, the impact of adherence on patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) has not been studied. (sages.org)
  • Due to the recent increased focus on providing patient-centered healthcare, use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) have become an essential component of assessing whether the services provided improved patients' health and sense of well-being. (audiologyonline.com)
  • This course will discuss the role of PROMs in healthcare and how using these measures in clinical practice can enhance treatment efficacy, improve patient-clinician communication, and assist clinicians in providing better person-centered care. (audiologyonline.com)
  • After this course learners will be able to define PROMs and state why they are an essential component for assessing treatment efficacy, patients' health, and sense of well-being. (audiologyonline.com)
  • After this course learners will be able to state how PROMs can be used to facilitate patient-clinician communication and enhance patient-centered care and treatment efficacy. (audiologyonline.com)
  • During the past years, patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) have become of growing awareness and importance in medical research and practice. (iasp-pain.org)
  • The use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for knee pathology may be affected by socioeconomic factors, language barriers and time constraints in busy outpatient clinics. (scielo.org.za)
  • For patients with knee pathology, the squat depth correlates moderately with other PROMs. (scielo.org.za)
  • Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are crucial to determine functional deficits and monitor clinical improvement as well as scientific outcomes. (scielo.org.za)
  • 1 However, PROMs can be time-consuming and, especially in developing countries, language barriers as well as the use of translators may lead to an incorrectly reported outcome. (scielo.org.za)
  • Randomisation and intervention All participants completed electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) prior to the annual diabetes consultation. (bmj.com)
  • Participants reported PROMs as relevant (84.6%) and acceptable (97.4%) but rated the usefulness of consultations as moderate to low. (bmj.com)
  • The purpose of this project was to explore patient perspectives and PROMs for stroke survivors with aphasia who participate in an intensive comprehensive aphasia program (ICAP) that was developed by the PI and is delivered at the University of Montana (Off, et al. (umt.edu)
  • 2017). Patient perspectives and PROMs were used to complement traditionally administered psychometric measures to document patient speech, language, cognition, and psychosocial outcomes following the ICAP. (umt.edu)
  • To explore sex and age differences in Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures (PROMs) and adherence to digital osteoarthritis (OA) self-management intervention. (lu.se)
  • No clinically relevant differences in PROMs and adherence were found among sex/age groups in this digital OA programme, suggesting that sex/age seemed not to impact the outcomes of this intervention. (lu.se)
  • The use of digitized PROs, or electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePROs), is on the rise in today's health research setting. (wikipedia.org)
  • PROs should not be confused with PCOs, or patient-centered outcomes. (wikipedia.org)
  • Further, PROs should not be confused with PREMs (patient reported experience measures), which focus more on a patient's overall experience versus a focus on specific treatment outcomes. (wikipedia.org)
  • Thus, PROs are used as a means of gathering patient- rather than clinical- or other outcomes perspectives. (wikipedia.org)
  • Heidenreich noted that patient-reported outcomes (PROs), like health status measured on the KCCQ, have been shown to conflict with clinician-reported outcomes in various settings (e.g., pain following irradiation, angina in coronary artery disease). (medpagetoday.com)
  • Patient-reported outcomes, or PROs, are a patient's own accounting of symptoms, functional status and quality of life. (beckershospitalreview.com)
  • Despite evidence for clinical benefits, recommendations in guidelines, and options for electronic data collection, routine assessment of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) is mostly not implemented in clinical practice. (nih.gov)
  • Analysis of n = 1597 patient contacts resulted in n = 1355 (84.9%) completed e-PROs (initial assessment: n = 355, monitoring: n = 967, final assessment: n = 44) and n = 242 (15.2%) non-completions. (nih.gov)
  • Instructions or support to complete e-PROs took on average 5.5 ± 5.3 min per patient contact. (nih.gov)
  • Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) reflect the experience of health and healthcare as reported directly by the patient. (uab.edu)
  • There is increasing evidence that capturing PROs will be an essential component of quality measurement, quality improvement, and patient engagement in care and research. (uab.edu)
  • While he's used PROs since he began practicing in the early 2000s, in the past seven to eight years he's switched from using the outcomes as a research and performance improvement tool to a clinical decisionmaking tool. (texmed.org)
  • The PROTEUS Consortium aims to partner with key patient, clinician, research, and regulatory groups from the United States and around the world to promote the application of the methodologic tools developed to optimize the assessment and reporting of PROs in clinical trials. (pcori.org)
  • To accomplish this objective, PROTEUS will engage key stakeholder groups to promote the implementation and dissemination of methodologic tools that have been developed to optimize the assessment and reporting of PROs in clinical trials. (pcori.org)
  • It will accomplish this objective by bringing together the diverse stakeholders engaged in the design, implementation, and use of PROs in clinical trials, and working with these consortium members to develop individualized and general strategies for implementation and dissemination of the methodologic tools developed to guide PRO assessment and reporting. (pcori.org)
  • Their rationale was that current clinical trials haven't adequately measured or reported PROs. (gfk.com)
  • Patients, their families and patient advocate groups like having patient-relevant PROs when evaluating their treatment options. (gfk.com)
  • Taking cancer as an example, PROs are helpful for the patient wishing to determine the impact of a prospective treatment on their own quality of life. (gfk.com)
  • In the US, where patient co-payment and affordability is an important factor, patient-relevant PROs will inform difficult patient decisions as they attempt to trade off between cost/affordability and value to them. (gfk.com)
  • In fact, for cancer patients, actual clinical benefits have been seen when symptom self-reporting (PROs) is utilized during their care. (gfk.com)
  • Payers want outcomes-based evidence, and when they assess competing therapies, they view PROs as a potential way of differentiating products. (gfk.com)
  • However, for pharma to pay more than lip service to patient-centricity, PROs should be shifted from "nice to have" to essential. (gfk.com)
  • Indeed, a patient-centered approach to healthcare is boosted by the incorporation of PROs not only in clinical trials but in overall disease management. (gfk.com)
  • In order to account for a patient's perspective more systematically, and demonstrate value to all concerned stakeholders (including patients, physicians, payers and regulators), pharma should design and plan PROs early in the clinical development. (gfk.com)
  • This study aims to compare physical, mental, and social PRO in patients undergoing open and laparoscopic colorectal surgery with the hypothesis that patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery will report higher PROs. (sages.org)
  • These data do not demonstrate a difference in PROs between laparoscopic and open colorectal surgery patients, but larger prospective studies are needed. (sages.org)
  • Objectives To assess baricitinib on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis, who had insufficient response or intolerance to ≥1 tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFis) or other biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs). (bmj.com)
  • Conclusions Baricitinib improved most PROs through 24 weeks compared with placebo in this study of treatment-refractory patients with previously inadequate responses to bDMARDs, including at least one TNFi. (bmj.com)
  • The Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes (JPRO) is an international, open access, multi-disciplinary journal publishing original manuscripts in the field of patient-reported outcomes (PROs). (mapi-trust.org)
  • Methods and applications of PROs in clinical practice, including individual patient management and using PRO results from comparative studies. (mapi-trust.org)
  • The aim of systematic symptom screening and monitoring using patient-reported outcomes (PROs) is to collect actionable data and provide responsive care that is centered around patients' needs. (jnccn.org)
  • Recent evidence demonstrates that routine assessment of PROs in ambulatory oncology improves patient-provider communication, satisfaction with care, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), symptom burden, and clinical outcomes. (jnccn.org)
  • 5 However, despite the growing movement to implement routine EHR-integrated assessments of PROs in oncology, there has been little consideration of how these assessments should interface with palliative care and how they can be leveraged to deploy timely referrals for the patients who need them most during cancer treatment and across the survivorship continuum. (jnccn.org)
  • To explore the associations between periodontal health and patient-reported outcomes (PROs), accounting for changes over time , in a large, non- specialist dental practice patient cohort. (bvsalud.org)
  • Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized trials that include patient-reported outcomes (PROs) often provide crucial information for patients and clinicians facing challenging health care decisions. (cdc.gov)
  • The objectives of this paper are: i) to describe PROs and why they are important for health care decision-making, ii) illustrate the key risk of bias issues that systematic reviewers should consider and, iii) address outcome characteristics of PROs and provide guidance for combining outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • In particular, does evidence suggest the PROs used are valid and responsive, and is the review free of outcome reporting bias? (cdc.gov)
  • His comment highlights how critical the patient's perspective is in developing patient-centric health care. (lionbridge.com)
  • Capturing patients' perspectives includes various stakeholders, and within the concept of patient engagement the term "patient" may also encompass the patient's family, caregivers or patient representatives. (lionbridge.com)
  • The use of PRO measures truly enables the capture of the patient's voice and outcomes valued by patients. (lionbridge.com)
  • The workshop occurred over 2 days focusing on biomarker use in transplantation and the incorporation of the patient's voice into the drug development process 1 represented in this report. (lww.com)
  • For too long, says Dallas orthopedic surgeon David Brigati, MD, measures of a physician's quality of care have been about process: the average length of a patient stay, for example, or a patient's readmission rate. (texmed.org)
  • The patient's score from those questions gets converted to a 100-point scale, where 0 means the patient has total knee disability and 100 means the knee is completely healthy. (texmed.org)
  • Orthopedists who perform a knee-replacement surgery, for instance, collect patient feedback using the validated Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Joint Replacement questionnaire developed by the Hospital for Special Surgery. (texmed.org)
  • Dr Ralph Kruse on behalf of researchers including Dr. Ram Gudavalli at Keiser University College of Chiropractic Medicine Research Department presented this poster on findings from the Prospective-Study Of Post-Surgical Continued Pain Patients Undergoing Chiropractic Flexion Distraction Spinal Manipulation: Analysis Utilizing Patient Reported Outcomes At 3 Months at the ICMT International Consortium on Manual Therapy in May 2022. (coxtechnic.com)
  • The latter implies the use of a questionnaire covering issues and concerns that are specific to a patient. (wikipedia.org)
  • It's a questionnaire that's given directly to the patient,' said Pogones. (aafp.org)
  • many probably use the patient health questionnaire on depression known as the PHQ-9 in their practices. (aafp.org)
  • In the large CHAMP-HF registry, outpatients with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) were often reported as having contradictory baseline health statuses between the clinician-assigned New York Heart Association (NYHA) and patient-reported Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) scales, according to Gregg Fonarow, MD, of the University of California Los Angeles, and colleagues. (medpagetoday.com)
  • 1. Shehzad Niazi , MD, a psychiatrist and internist with Mayo Clinic Jacksonville (Fla.), created a PRO questionnaire to measure patient depression and anxiety. (beckershospitalreview.com)
  • The information gathered through the questionnaire is used to inform patient visits and has resulted in an average reduction of 15 minutes per patient evaluation, freeing up time for physicians. (beckershospitalreview.com)
  • Organizations like Minnesota-based MN Community Measurement (MNCM) - which develops both clinical and PRO measures, including for QPP - then use the patient feedback from the questionnaire and other tools to create a patient-reported outcome measure for knee function. (texmed.org)
  • Patients with lymphoma who completed the web-based questionnaire were equally randomized to care as usual, return of PRO results, and return of PRO results plus self-management intervention. (jmir.org)
  • CONCLUSION: PRO indices based only on patient questionnaire data, without joint counts or laboratory tests, may be useful quantitative measures of therapeutic efficacy for use in standard rheumatology clinical care. (jrheum.org)
  • To assess real-world QoL and functional impairment in this patient population, lead investigator Logan Schneider, MD, consultant neurologist, Stanford/VA Alzheimer's Center, and colleagues included assessments such as Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire-10 (FOSQ-10), Work Productivity and Impairment: Specific Health Problem (WPAI:SHP) questionnaire, British Columbia Cognitive Complaints Inventory (BC-CCI), and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). (neurologylive.com)
  • Process evaluation focused on potential clinical benefit (number of documented symptoms and supportive measures), feasibility and acceptance (patient contacts resulting in completion/non-completion of the e-PRO assessment, reasons for non-completion, preconditions, facilitators and barriers of implementation), and required resources (duration of patient contacts to explain/support the completion). (nih.gov)
  • Analyses of clinical records showed that e-PRO assessment identified more symptoms followed by a higher number of supportive measures compared to records of patients without e-PRO assessment. (nih.gov)
  • E-PRO assessment in oncologic inpatient settings is acceptable for patients and can support symptom identification and the initiation of supportive measures. (nih.gov)
  • Cancer patients' perceptions regarding their symptoms and functioning are important as they can differ from a professional assessment. (nih.gov)
  • Patients' perceptions and self-assessment can be collected via electronic devices. (nih.gov)
  • The aim of our study was, to plan, conduct and evaluate the implementation of electronic patient-reported assessment in a radio-oncology inpatient clinic under "real-life" clinical conditions instead of study conditions. (nih.gov)
  • Patients could complete an electronic assessment at the beginning/end and during their treatment. (nih.gov)
  • Patients completing a self-assessment are more likely to receive supportive measures. (nih.gov)
  • The majority of 80-90% of patients were willing to complete a self-assessment. (nih.gov)
  • The controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score, which is calculated based on patients' serum albumin, total lymphocytes and total cholesterol, is associated with Full Nutritional Assessment (FNA) and was recently introduced as a nutritional screening tool 12 . (nature.com)
  • The Australian palliative care sector is a world leader in using routine clinical assessment information to guide patient centred care and measure patient and family outcomes. (edu.au)
  • Providers of palliative care are commended for their commitment to excellence in delivering evidence-based, patient-centred care by using the routine Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration (PCOC) assessment framework and contributing patient data toward national outcome measurement and benchmarking. (edu.au)
  • Dr DAHL-REGIS (Bahamas), speaking in her capacity as Chairman of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board and recalling the Committee's deliberations as set out in section 3.1 of document EB124/3, said that the Committee had welcomed the report on performance assessment and expressed appreciation for its utility and comprehensiveness. (who.int)
  • The CHAIR took it that the Executive Board wished to take note of the performance assessment reports on the programme budget 2006-2007. (who.int)
  • Patients and clinicians value information regarding the impact of disease and treatment from the perspective of patients, so patient-reported outcome (PRO) assessments are a critical aspect of clinical trials. (pcori.org)
  • However, the PRO results from clinical trials can only be used by patients and their clinicians if they are measured appropriately and reported clearly. (pcori.org)
  • The long-term objective of PROTEUS is to ensure that patients and their clinicians have the information they need from the patient perspective to make the best decisions they can about treatment options. (pcori.org)
  • PROTEUS is expected to promote the optimal design and reporting of clinical trials that produce the information from the patient perspective patients and clinicians need to make healthcare decisions. (pcori.org)
  • The key stakeholders for this project are patients (end users of PRO data from clinical trials), clinicians (who counsel patients about the PRO impacts of different treatments), researchers (who conduct clinical trials), and other healthcare decision makers. (pcori.org)
  • Many patients with cancer make use of complementary medicine alongside conventional medicine, but clinicians in oncology often lack the knowledge to adequately advise patients on the evidence base for complementary therapies. (nivel.nl)
  • This overview of systematic reviews can support clinicians in counselling their patients on this topic and provide directions for future research and clinical practice guidelines in the field of complementary medicine. (nivel.nl)
  • PCOC acknowledges the dedication and willingness of clinicians to improve the care of patients, their families and caregivers. (edu.au)
  • They had a huge response from patients and clinicians alike (with participation rates of 90% and 78%, respectively), and the survey results led to changes in workflow and the standardization of communications. (medscape.com)
  • West conducted the pair of online surveys in the spring of 2017 to gather insights from patients and providers. (managedhealthcareexecutive.com)
  • human beings for We assessed countrywide ADR reporting on antimicrobials using individual prophylaxis, diagnosis, case safety reports (ICSRs) entered into VigiFlow during 2017-2021. (who.int)
  • On June 30, 2017, VAERS released a new reporting form, called the VAERS 2.0 Report Form. (cdc.gov)
  • This new form replaced the now obsolete VAERS-1 Report Form, which was active from July 1, 1990 to June 29, 2017. (cdc.gov)
  • In short, we wanted to see if healthcare is helping patients get and stay healthy, and if not, learn what patients and providers believe is necessary to achieve better outcomes. (managedhealthcareexecutive.com)
  • Females generally reported better outcomes than males. (lu.se)
  • Pogones added that many physicians likely already are informally addressing patient outcomes in more subjective assessments by asking simple questions such as 'How are you feeling? (aafp.org)
  • Clinical Outcome Assessments allow to measure patient quality of life. (mapi-trust.org)
  • Mapi Research Trust provides turnkey solutions for your Clinical Outcome Assessments (COAs) strategies - including COA databases, targeted literature reviews, licensing. (mapi-trust.org)
  • Mapi Research Trust is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving patients' quality of life by facilitating access to Clinical Outcome Assessments(COAs). (mapi-trust.org)
  • In QPP, outcome measures, such as PRO metrics, are part of a physician's score in the Quality performance category, which accounted for 45% of the scoring in 2020, and will be 40% of 2021 scores. (texmed.org)
  • Patients transported to the emergency room for aSAH and diagnosed with World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) grade III and IV aSAH between April 2004 and March 2021 were enrolled. (nature.com)
  • These data are reported in the U.S. as of May 24, 2021. (cdc.gov)
  • To date, no researchers have documented patient perspectives of their outcomes in the context of an ICAP. (umt.edu)
  • Since the program was implemented in 2002, it has resulted in changes in patient behaviors, which have subsequently contributed to a 45 percent reduction in adverse outcomes among heart failure patients. (beckershospitalreview.com)
  • Established in 1990, the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is a national early warning system to detect possible safety problems in U.S. licensed vaccines. (cdc.gov)
  • See the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) web site for more information. (cdc.gov)
  • VAERS accepts reports of adverse events that occur following vaccination. (cdc.gov)
  • While very important in monitoring vaccine safety, VAERS reports alone cannot be used to determine if a vaccine caused or contributed to an adverse event or illness. (cdc.gov)
  • These systems are less impacted by the limitations of spontaneous and voluntary reporting in VAERS and can better assess possible links between vaccination and adverse events. (cdc.gov)
  • The number of reports alone cannot be interpreted as evidence of a causal association between a vaccine and an adverse event, or as evidence about the existence, severity, frequency, or rates of problems associated with vaccines. (cdc.gov)
  • VAERS data are limited to vaccine adverse event reports received between 1990 and the most recent date for which data are available. (cdc.gov)
  • A patient-reported outcome (PRO) is a health outcome directly reported by the patient who experienced it. (wikipedia.org)
  • There is no incentive for patients to report their outcome data other than to "pay it forward" to the community and help the health industry prevent unnecessary suffering in other patients. (wikipedia.org)
  • The most commonly used PRO questionnaires assess one of the following constructs: Symptoms (impairments) and other aspects of well-being Functioning (disability) Health status General health perceptions Quality of life (QoL) Health related quality of life (HRQoL) Reports and Ratings of health care. (wikipedia.org)
  • These tools are quick, effective, and easy to understand, as they allow patients to evaluate their health status and experience in a semi-structured way and accordingly aggregate input data, while automatically tracking their physio-emotional sensitivity. (wikipedia.org)
  • December 02, 2019 04:40 pm Sheri Porter - What family physician wouldn't want to take patient communications to a higher level and get patients more involved in their health care? (aafp.org)
  • It's intended to describe how the patient feels about what's going on with his or her health and is not subject to interpretation by the physician or caregiver. (aafp.org)
  • Patients are the experts on their own conditions and health. (lionbridge.com)
  • The concept of value is hard to define in health care, unless you are a patient," said Roger Wilson, a patient advocate and founder of Sarcoma UK. (lionbridge.com)
  • As the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development put it in a recent report on patient-reported indicators for assessing health system performance: "That medicine has become quite successful at treating disease should be celebrated. (lionbridge.com)
  • A wide range of research communities have created initiatives to increase patient engagement in health outcomes research. (lionbridge.com)
  • Organizations such as the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR), Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) and others recognize the benefits of patient engagement in their research activities and actively support various engagement initiatives. (lionbridge.com)
  • Patient-reported health status appeared to be more important than clinician-assigned symptoms in heart failure (HF), a study showed. (medpagetoday.com)
  • To date, uptake of PRO measures in HF has been slow across health systems despite recommendations to use them as quality measures and trial outcomes. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Variance in the following patient-reported outcomes was assessed: perceived health status, psychological functioning, health behaviours and quality of life. (nih.gov)
  • PRO measures derive from patients' evaluation of their post-treatment health status: for instance, their ability to move after knee surgery, or their symptoms and quality of life while undergoing chemotherapy or diabetes treatment. (texmed.org)
  • This study aims to provide an overview of recently published systematic reviews that assess the effects of complementary therapies on patient-reported health outcomes in patients with cancer. (nivel.nl)
  • The results suggest that several complementary therapies can improve health outcomes reported by patients with cancer, such as acupuncture to relieve pain, music interventions to reduce anxiety and yoga to improve cancer-related fatigue. (nivel.nl)
  • This pilot study utilized the National Institutes of Health Patient-Reported Outcomes Measure Information System (PROMIS) to collect responses from patients undergoing open and laparoscopic colorectal surgery at a single institution from July 2013 to April 2015. (sages.org)
  • This project is part of ONC's portfolio of patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) projects funded by the PCOR Trust Fund that is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE). (hhs.gov)
  • This final report highlights how the project achieved its goal of supporting PCOR for use cases in the focus areas of patients with complex care needs, opioid use, and pediatric populations by enhancing Synthea's ability to produce high quality synthetic health data and increasing the number and variety of Synthea-generated synthetic health records. (hhs.gov)
  • a provider of technology-driven communications, also reveals that providers have opportunities to increase their focus on prevention and wellness, and that by doing so they may be able to more actively engage patients and drive them to adopt healthy behaviors and participate in activities that would improve their health. (managedhealthcareexecutive.com)
  • In general, patients put a lot of the responsibility for their personal health onto providers, according to Hart. (managedhealthcareexecutive.com)
  • There has been a cultural shift toward patient engagement in health, with a growing demand from patients to access their results. (jmir.org)
  • The Lymphoma Intervention (LIVE) trial is conducted to examine the impact of return of individual patient-reported outcome (PRO) results and a web-based self-management intervention on psychological distress, self-management, satisfaction with information, and health care use in a population-based setting. (jmir.org)
  • A. Connolly, S. Burns, S. Allingham, L. Foskett & S. Clapham, Patient Outcomes in Palliative Care in Australia: National report for July - December 2018 (Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration, Australian Health Services Research Institute, University of Wollongong, 2019). (edu.au)
  • ICH worked with Fenway Health to support the development, implementation, and evaluation of an electronic tablet-based patient-reported outcomes screening system that included social determinants of health-related domains (such as violence and behavioral health). (icommunityhealth.org)
  • Overall, ICH's TA helped Fenway Health develop and refine a screening process that improved their ability to identify and address the needs of their diverse and complex patient population. (icommunityhealth.org)
  • Periodontal health and patient-reported outcomes: A longitudinal analysis of data from non-specialist practice settings. (bvsalud.org)
  • For example, the odds of reporting pain in the worst periodontal health category were 1.99 (95% confidence interval 1.57-2.53) times higher than in the best periodontal health category. (bvsalud.org)
  • Mediterranean Region, commended the transparent and balanced report, which revealed the progress made in strengthening of health systems, access to medicines, the growing number of persons affected by HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, new and emerging diseases, and emergency response. (who.int)
  • As in other areas of public health, progress in the field depends on the ability to measure the impact of programs on the delivery of services and interventions, and health outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • A recent publication identified examples of performance objectives and outcome metrics to be used within public health practice for successful implementation of genomic activities. (cdc.gov)
  • The group is composed of key stakeholders from federal and state programs, researchers, patient advocates, and clinical practitioners with expertise in public/population health, health disparities, health literacy, implementation science, medical genetics, and patient advocacy. (cdc.gov)
  • Leone 1 administration campaigns, while 10% came from voluntary (passive) reporting from health facilities. (who.int)
  • 90% of all reports were from active reporting from mass drug administration campaigns, while 10% came from voluntary (passive) reporting from health facilities. (who.int)
  • 1. Introduction of active compulsory ADR reporting at all health facilities. (who.int)
  • Vaccine providers are encouraged to report any clinically significant health problem following vaccination to VAERS even if they are not sure if the vaccine was the cause. (cdc.gov)
  • If a report is classified as serious, VAERS requests additional information, such as health records, to further evaluate the report. (cdc.gov)
  • Improving the quality of care for patients with chronic conditions is central to advancing universal health coverage (UHC), given the large burden of premature mortality from noncommunicable diseases. (who.int)
  • The objective of this research study is to describe experiences with different purchasing arrangements and payment methods and how these have been used to attain quality care and better health outcomes for patients with chronic conditions. (who.int)
  • First, we reviewed evidence from rigorous studies across different settings about payment methods and their effects on health care quality and outcomes for patients with chronic conditions. (who.int)
  • Such an approach enables policy-makers to focus on care quality and health outcomes for the population as a whole and identify the appropriate mix of purchasing mechanisms that support service delivery systems to achieve quality objectives. (who.int)
  • In terms of quality measures , process indicators empirically linked to clinical health may ensure strong links between a provider's practice and improved health outcomes, particularly if based on established professional norms and guidance. (who.int)
  • Moreover, adjusting quality measures to account for patients' health risks and care complexity may help ensure that providers do not face incentives that inhibit them from caring for the sickest patients. (who.int)
  • In 2020, participants were required to pick at least six measures to report, one of which had to be an outcomes measure. (texmed.org)
  • 2 Made up of a formulation of calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium oxybates, JZP-258 was originally approved for the treatment of cataplexy in patients 7 years of age or older with narcolepsy, in July 2020. (neurologylive.com)
  • This longitudinal study used data from 13,162 dentate patients , collected by 162 dentists at routine appointments between May 2013 and April 2020, in 238 non- specialist dental practices across the United Kingdom . (bvsalud.org)
  • and include reports processed through the previous Friday, effective December 18, 2020. (cdc.gov)
  • The latest topic in the AAFP Transformation in Practice Series -- Improve Care with Patient-Reported Outcomes -- aims to do just that. (aafp.org)
  • She made the course enjoyable and instilled the desire to step up clinical practice with these patient=centered tools. (audiologyonline.com)
  • Interestingly, there was also a reported rise in efficiency, practice quality and safety, and respectful professional behaviors. (medscape.com)
  • Drug development of immunosuppressive therapies (ISTs) for use in transplantation has historically focused on morbidity and mortality as the primary clinical outcomes of interest, with patient experiences often being an afterthought. (lww.com)
  • In colorectal surgery, increased adherence is associated with improved recovery as measured by traditional clinical outcomes (i.e. morbidity, length of stay). (sages.org)
  • This brand-new product, the seventh in the series , explores the use of patient-reported outcome measures -- those standardized questionnaires used to measure the impact of care on a patient -- and how they ultimately can improve the quality of care provided in the primary care setting. (aafp.org)
  • They are outcome measures, and it's important that physicians understand this is where quality measurement is going,' said Pogones. (aafp.org)
  • Amid the growing use of quality measures, patient-reported outcomes should not be overlooked as a potential tool to improve clinical care, according to an article published Monday in Harvard Business Review . (beckershospitalreview.com)
  • and his colleagues use quality-of-life PRO information gathered from patients, as well as data on outcomes for heart failure and stroke compiled in clinical trials. (beckershospitalreview.com)
  • Shortness of breath can be an isolating factor and can have an impact on the quality of life of dysautonomia patients. (uncp.edu)
  • 1) Determine what percentage of people affected by dysautonomia experience shortness of breath, 2) Establish if shortness of breath significantly impacts quality of life of dysautonomia patients, and 3) Identify which interventions dysautonomia patients find helpful for shortness of breath. (uncp.edu)
  • Our goals are to improve our understanding of processes implicated in autonomic dysfunction and to improve quality of life of dysautonomia patients. (uncp.edu)
  • In a large controlled trial, benefits were demonstrated in outcomes, including quality of life, emergency room utilization, and survival. (gfk.com)
  • A report on a pair of surveys from West reveals interesting findings about patient engagement, prevention, wellness, and quality of care. (managedhealthcareexecutive.com)
  • In addition, many patients and providers believe disappointing outcomes underscore a need for quality improvement, according to a pair of studies . (managedhealthcareexecutive.com)
  • The cost of healthcare has risen, but neither patients nor providers feel that cost increases have translated into higher quality care. (managedhealthcareexecutive.com)
  • Patients and providers agree that quality is a top priority," Hart says. (managedhealthcareexecutive.com)
  • It suggests that both patients and providers could be more committed to prevention and wellness, and that providers have opportunities to drive improved healthcare quality and outcomes by focusing more on prevention. (managedhealthcareexecutive.com)
  • In the age of outcome-based payments, these individuals know they need to focus on quality initiatives so their teams can deliver the best care and outcomes. (managedhealthcareexecutive.com)
  • Real-world results from the ARISE study showed that idiopathic hypersomnia (IH), an uncommon sleep disorder that causes excessive daytime sleepiness, is associated with a moderate to severe effect on quality of life (QoL), as demonstrated by responses on patient-reported outcomes. (neurologylive.com)
  • Impairment in functioning and quality of life in patients with idiopathic hypersomnia: the real-world idiopathic hypersomnia outcomes study (ARISE). (neurologylive.com)
  • Systematic reviewers should begin by asking themselves if trials have addressed all the important effects of treatment on patients' quality of life. (cdc.gov)
  • Such methods range from payments made for providing quality care to more complex arrangements that link payments with coordinated patient management. (who.int)
  • Such evaluations found weak associations with process quality and outcomes related to chronic care. (who.int)
  • Outcomes reported by patients were included in many studies, and these recognize the central role that patients' behaviours play in the quality of chronic care. (who.int)
  • Self-efficacy is a known predictor of patient-reported outcomes in individuals with acquired diseases. (nih.gov)
  • Methods In this double-blind phase III study, patients were randomised to once-daily placebo or baricitinib 2 or 4 mg for 24 weeks. (bmj.com)
  • Methods to engage patients, family members, and members of the general public in the process of PRO-related research, policy formulation, and clinical guidelines development, and the evaluation of the effects of such engagement. (mapi-trust.org)
  • CDAD patients were signifi cantly more likely than controls to Methods be discharged to a long-term-care facility or outside hospital. (cdc.gov)
  • PRO data may be collected via self-administered questionnaires, which the patient completes themselves, or through patient interviews. (wikipedia.org)
  • She explained to AAFP News that the process starts when a physician collects data from the patient. (aafp.org)
  • For example, in clinical trials, regulatory evaluators can use PRO data derived from PRO measures to determine whether a medical product has been shown to benefit patients. (lionbridge.com)
  • Ultimately, the study implies that NYHA class should be reconsidered if it does not match the patient-reported data, according to Heidenreich. (medpagetoday.com)
  • The present analysis included the 2,872 patients (median age 68, 30.4% women, 75.1% white) with complete NYHA and KCCQ data at baseline and 12 months. (medpagetoday.com)
  • The data also may not be generalizable to patients at all HF clinics, investigators warned. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Data was reviewed using a multivariable linear model controlling for patient and procedural characteristics to determine associations between mean change in PROMIS scores and laparoscopic surgery. (sages.org)
  • Further, the availability of reliable and robust synthetic data generation tools can safeguard patient privacy because they support appropriate stewardship practices in which real patient data is only accessed and used when necessary. (hhs.gov)
  • Among the patients in the data set, 32% lived in metropolitan areas and 18.4% lived in urban areas. (cancer.net)
  • The information collected is not just data - it represents the real-life outcomes of over 40,000 Australians who die an expected death every year. (edu.au)
  • OBJECTIVE: To analyze 2 indices composed of the 3 patient reported outcomes (PRO) in the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Core Data Set--physical function, pain, and global estimate--without joint count or laboratory data, for capacities to distinguish active from control treatments in 4 pivotal clinical trials. (jrheum.org)
  • Patients inputted data on outcomes (oral pain /discomfort, dietary restrictions , and dental appearance). (bvsalud.org)
  • Wide Reporting of and incomplete data. (who.int)
  • Data was incomplete, with 57% of reports having variables not filled. (who.int)
  • Data was incomplete, · This first country-wide study from Sierra Leone shows inconsistent with 57% of reports reporting with delays and incomplete data that can be improved. (who.int)
  • Improved monitoring and reporting of ADR data will have major benefits for the clinical management of patients, which in turn could prevent life-threatening illness, permanent disabilities, and death. (who.int)
  • Data from VAERS reports should always be interpreted with these limitations in mind. (cdc.gov)
  • VAERS data available to the public include only the initial report data to VAERS. (cdc.gov)
  • Updated data which contains data from medical records and corrections reported during follow up are used by the government for analysis. (cdc.gov)
  • The data contained in the patient database are subject to change due to ongoing data review. (who.int)
  • lacks many of the details found in the patient database, but provides the best data on the status of the epidemic now and for recent days. (who.int)
  • But obtaining data about patient-reported outcomes requires investment in special studies. (who.int)
  • Patient-reported outcomes (PRO) are increasingly recognized as vital measures of clinical outcomes and performance. (sages.org)
  • Surgical patients were increasingly common cause of hospital-associated di- excluded because of their heterogeneity. (cdc.gov)
  • With a large cohort case-patients and noncase patients. (cdc.gov)
  • So that we know that at baseline, [if] a patient comes in at a certain level of pain and functional disability, which treatments are likely to benefit them the most. (texmed.org)
  • 4 at admission independently predicted patients' functional outcome status at 3 months after aSAH 7 . (nature.com)
  • However, it is unclear whether the CONUT score during hospitalization influences the functional outcomes of aSAH patients. (nature.com)
  • However, no large-scale systematic patient reported outcome study on shortness of breath in dysautonomia has been conducted to date. (uncp.edu)
  • Patients may pick up on a clinician's view that their symptoms are stable. (medpagetoday.com)
  • 2. James Willig , MD, an associate professor and infectious disease specialist with the University of Alabama at Birmingham, uses an electronic PRO survey to measure symptoms like depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation among HIV patients. (beckershospitalreview.com)
  • Recommendations for PRO-based clinical action and self-management advice for patients concerning nine core symptoms were developed. (nih.gov)
  • A majority of patients have residual symptoms, likely associated with FAI. (lu.se)
  • This needs-based approach ensures that patients who are most likely to benefit from palliative care are systematically identified through screening and receive care in response to their symptoms and supportive care needs to proactively avoid symptom crises and improve HRQoL. (jnccn.org)
  • In endemic areas, the disease should be ruled out in all patients who develop unexplained neurological symptoms. (who.int)
  • Recognizing the need to include implementation outcomes, the authors used a framework from the field of implementation research . (cdc.gov)
  • As part of the National Institute of Health's Roadmap Initiative, the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) uses modern advances in psychometrics such as item response theory (IRT) and computerized adaptive testing (CAT) to create highly reliable and validated measurement tools. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) toolset is a PRO survey system that utilizes computer adaptive testing to provide precise measurements with a minimum number of questions, often shortening conventional PRO surveys by 10-fold or more. (uab.edu)
  • While the intervention was feasible and acceptable for patients, motivating clinical staff using its results was most challenging. (nih.gov)
  • The results remain inconclusive for some intervention-outcome combinations. (nivel.nl)
  • Therefore, the alternative model set forth by Hui et al 6 of timely and targeted palliative care ("selecting the right patient for the right level of intervention at the right time") is a much-preferred alternative. (jnccn.org)
  • Questionnaires may be generic (designed to be used in any disease population and cover a broad aspect of the construct measured) or condition-targeted (developed specifically to measure those aspects of outcome that are of importance for a people with a particular medical condition). (wikipedia.org)
  • Symptom ratings were mildly discordant between the two scales in 52.0% of cases and moderately-to-severely discordant in 10.2% -- with people's NYHA class typically worse than their KCCQ scores, they reported online in JAMA Cardiology . (medpagetoday.com)
  • 6 Robust evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) demonstrates that early integration of specialty palliative care (ie, interdisciplinary teams led by board-certified palliative medicine physicians) for patients with advanced cancer improves outcomes throughout the disease course by reducing symptom burden, improving HRQoL and satisfaction with care, and increasing advance care planning. (jnccn.org)
  • 7 - 9 Furthermore, guidelines from NCCN and ASCO state that palliative care needs should be continuously assessed in all patients with cancer , regardless of disease stage, to ensure prompt referrals to specialty palliative care for patients with palliative care needs, such as high symptom burden and/or unmet physical, psychosocial, and existential care needs. (jnccn.org)
  • Importantly, an approach based solely on diagnosis fails to account for heterogeneity across patients and the need to deploy care that is responsive to their unique symptom profiles and supportive care needs. (jnccn.org)
  • ISPOR's Patient Council and Patient Representatives Roundtables serve to facilitate communication among patient representatives and to convene stakeholders with the goal of engaging patient representatives in the research and decision-making processes. (lionbridge.com)
  • PCORI's Engagement Rubric provides a framework for operationalizing engagement to incorporate patients in all phases of research. (lionbridge.com)
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering was founded in 1884, and today is a world leader in patient care, research, and educational programs. (mskcc.org)
  • The project team will work with key cancer patient groups, clinician groups, research groups, and government groups. (pcori.org)
  • This is the fifth piece in our new Patient Engagement series , where Lionbridge Life Sciences experts discuss the history and current status of participants in clinical studies and patients in the healthcare system. (lionbridge.com)
  • From that point onwards, the idea of patient engagement in healthcare provision has been gaining ever-increasing traction and acceptance. (lionbridge.com)
  • We wanted to get a better understanding of how well healthcare is meeting the needs of patients," says Allison Hart, vice president, marketing, communications at West. (managedhealthcareexecutive.com)
  • The patient survey captured information from 1,010 adult patients in the U.S. The second survey collected viewpoints from 138 healthcare professionals. (managedhealthcareexecutive.com)
  • Both patients and providers are frustrated with America's healthcare system," says Hart. (managedhealthcareexecutive.com)
  • For these reasons, twice as many patients say they feel frustrated compared to optimistic about healthcare. (managedhealthcareexecutive.com)
  • Patients indicate that they are receptive to direction from their providers-80% of patients say they would get preventive screenings if their healthcare provider scheduled them. (managedhealthcareexecutive.com)
  • Not only that, patients want their healthcare team to be more proactive about encouraging wellness and prevention. (managedhealthcareexecutive.com)
  • However, this study found that most providers don't think patients are getting the best possible care, and healthcare consumers are in the market for better care. (managedhealthcareexecutive.com)
  • Managed care executives are tasked with ensuring patients are well served and that healthcare organizations function in a way that allows for financial success. (managedhealthcareexecutive.com)
  • And we will list the resources available for healthcare providers caring for patients with underlying medical conditions. (cdc.gov)
  • If you are a patient, please refer your questions to your healthcare provider. (cdc.gov)
  • In some situations, reporting to VAERS is required of healthcare providers and vaccine manufacturers. (cdc.gov)
  • This study describes the diagnosis, treatment and outcome of valgus SCFE in Uruguay. (lu.se)
  • The diagnosis of UC must be certain before an ileal pouch reservoir is created in a patient with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). (medscape.com)
  • On September 27-28, 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Critical Path Institute's Transplant Therapeutics Consortium convened a public workshop to address drug development in the field of transplantation, titled "Evidence-based Treatment Decisions in Transplantation: The Right Dose & Regimen for the Right Patient/Individualized Treatment. (lww.com)
  • The project team proposes to form the PROTEUS Consortium (Patient-Reported Outcomes Tools: Engaging Users & Stakeholders). (pcori.org)
  • The project team stakeholders will partner with the consortium members to promote patient-centered clinical trials through the application of these tools. (pcori.org)
  • The occurrence of postoperative complications is the strongest factor influencing patient reported recovery after colorectal surgery in the context of an ERP. (sages.org)
  • The use of minimally-invasive techniques in colorectal surgery has gained popularity due to benefits in both short-term and long-term clinical outcomes. (sages.org)
  • Given that self-efficacy is a modifiable psychosocial factor, it may be an important focus for interventions targeting congenital heart disease patients' well-being. (nih.gov)
  • Two evidence-based genomic applications were used as examples of "interventions", including 1) universal tumor testing for Lynch syndrome (LS) in all individuals with newly diagnosed colorectal cancer, and 2) screening to identify family history associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) syndrome, accepting that the outcome measures may be applied to other genetic conditions. (cdc.gov)
  • However, even proponents of PRO measures note that collecting the information from patients for those metrics places burdens on physicians, and some remain skeptical of bonuses and penalties tied to a measure that derives from a subjective factor: what patients think. (texmed.org)
  • 71% of physicians believe that patients with breast cancer consider keeping their breast as a top priority. (gfk.com)
  • 7 Thus, physicians could benefit from direct real-world evidence of patient views, which might be obtained through patient-reported outcomes. (gfk.com)
  • Physicians reviewed diabetes distress scores ( Problem Areas In Diabetes scale ) and referred individuals with scores ≥30 or single item(s) ≥3 to minimum two diabetes nurse consultations where reported problems were reviewed and discussed. (bmj.com)
  • Many physicians use surveillance colonoscopy for monitoring patients with UC and determining the need for colectomy. (medscape.com)
  • There were no unadjusted differences in mean PROMIS score changes among patients undergoing open and laparoscopic surgery across included domains. (sages.org)
  • The patient-reported perspective can be an important asset in gaining treatment or drug approval. (wikipedia.org)
  • These tools are intended to open up communication so the physician can better understand what impact this disease or this treatment is having on the patient. (aafp.org)
  • This information is used to counsel patients and their families on expected results of care, inform treatment decisions and reduce patient anxiety. (beckershospitalreview.com)
  • What's different now is we use them in shared decisionmaking with individual patients to determine what treatment is most appropriate for them," said Dr. Bozic, chair of surgery and perioperative care at The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School. (texmed.org)
  • Return of PRO results included comparison with age- and sex-matched peers and was built into the Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Initial Treatment and Long-Term Evaluation of Survivorship registry. (jmir.org)
  • An index of patient reported outcomes (PRO-Index) discriminates effectively between active and control treatment in 4 clinical trials of adalimumab in rheumatoid arthritis. (jrheum.org)
  • Currently, as a consequence of the development of biologic therapies, the need for surgical treatment of pediatric UC is less frequent than was reported in earlier studies. (medscape.com)
  • With an overall objective of better understanding patient-reported outcomes in adults with congenital heart disease, this study aimed to: (i) assess self-efficacy in adults with congenital heart disease, (ii) explore potential demographic and medical correlates of self-efficacy and (iii) determine whether self-efficacy explains additional variance in patient-reported outcomes above and beyond known predictors. (nih.gov)
  • The organization takes "a validated tool that has gone through rigorous testing" and uses it to create its patient-reported outcome measures, said Collette Cole, clinical measure developer for MNCM. (texmed.org)
  • Of all invited patients, 51.1% (456/892) responded and web-based participants (n=227) were randomly assigned to care as usual (n=76), return of PRO results (n=74), or return of PRO results and access to Living with lymphoma (n=77). (jmir.org)
  • Conclusions: Our findings suggest that insulin initiation improves selective PRO in patients with poorly controlled T2DM. (rti.org)
  • 7 d) in patients with steroid-refractory acute severe UC could improve operative outcomes. (medscape.com)
  • The responses showed that 44.4% said they talk with their colleagues, 16.7% said they talk about it with family and friends, but 22.2% said that they simply move on to the next patient. (medscape.com)
  • Historically, the medical profession has centered the clinical view when considering relevant outcomes of care. (lionbridge.com)
  • One approach that supports patient engagement is the use of patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures. (lionbridge.com)
  • The objective of this study was to evaluate the extent to which adherence to ERP elements is associated with patient reported recovery. (sages.org)
  • many other types of disparity exist among our patients that affect the availability of and access to cancer care and likely will influence patient outcomes. (cancer.net)
  • Patient Outcomes in Palliative Care in Australia: National report for " by Alanna M. Connolly, Samuel J. Burns et al. (edu.au)
  • The most recent information corresponds to 23,333 patients, having 29,931 episodes of care and 70,135 palliative care phases from 127 services who provide palliative care in hospital / hospice or in the person's home. (edu.au)
  • Despite the benefits of early integration of palliative care, many patients still only receive palliative care late in the disease continuum, at or near end of life, or not at all. (jnccn.org)
  • Even in a nonoutbreak setting, CDAD had a statistically sig- tal (BJH), a 1,250-bed, tertiary-care academic hospital in nifi cant negative impact on patient illness and death, and the St. Louis, Missouri. (cdc.gov)
  • We hope the information we provide will increase the knowledge of risk which would in turn help providers make informed decisions about having patient care and how best to advise patients in preventing infection from the development of COVID-19. (cdc.gov)
  • Measures of care coordination, integration and person-centredness are equally important for patients with chronic conditions. (who.int)
  • In 2018-2019, all patients were reexamined clinically, new radiographs obtained, and patient-reported outcomes completed using the international tool of hip results (iHOT-12). (lu.se)
  • Members would do well to dip a toe in the water as far as measuring patient outcomes and asking patients how their treatments are affecting them,' said Pogones. (aafp.org)
  • Treatments are often unsatisfactory, and long-term outcomes are uncertain. (medscape.com)
  • The project team includes a patient advocate, a cancer clinician, and PRO researchers who have been involved in developing the methodologic tools PROTEUS will disseminate. (pcori.org)
  • One oncologist who had developed a friendly relationship with a patient while treating them for cancer over several years was unable to visit the patient once they were ill with the disease, and was left to communicate via an iPad. (medscape.com)
  • Researchers led by Dr. Silvia Smith of the UNCP Biology Department have launched a three-year study to better understand shortness of breath in dysautonomia patients. (uncp.edu)
  • These researchers also showed in a prospective observational study of 229 SAH patients that a negative nitrogen balance during the first 14 post-bleed days is a risk factor for infectious complications and is associated with poor outcomes (mRS ≥ 4) at 3 months 11 . (nature.com)
  • The researchers also grouped the patients based on the income level and rate of education in the place they lived. (cancer.net)
  • After these sessions, the researchers saw a decrease in missing orders from 30% to 2%, while patient satisfaction increased from 93% to 97% as a result. (medscape.com)
  • 3. Optimizing the use of the already existing online electronic ADR reporting system using mobile phones and/or computers. (who.int)
  • Atopy is present in a subset of patients, as these patients demonstrate increased total immunoglobulin E (IgE) on food-specific IgE radioallergosorbent assay test (RAST) or skin tests. (medscape.com)
  • Drug development programs that aim to include patients' experiences through various methodologies, including patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures, help ensuring novel therapies meet the most pressing needs felt by patients. (lww.com)
  • The effects of complementary therapies on patient reported outcomes: an overview of recentsystematic reviews in oncology. (nivel.nl)
  • 100 patients were included (57 male, median age 63(IQR 50-71) years, 81 laparoscopic, 37 rectal surgery). (sages.org)
  • Patients were adherent to median 16/20 elements (80%, IQR 14-18). (sages.org)
  • About 1 in 3 patients (32%) lived in places with high income (median income of $68,000 or more). (cancer.net)
  • Seventy patients (median age 53.4 years) were included. (scielo.org.za)
  • Although it is tempting to say that the clinician did not take a proper medical history, the patient-clinician relationship is nuanced. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Patients may be more interested in providing details on a form than when speaking with a clinician. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Patients may choose to agree with a clinician's suggestion that they are doing about the same rather than contradict their clinician," he said. (medpagetoday.com)
  • This raises the possibility of clinician bias in assigning NYHA classes and may reflect challenges in patient-clinician communication in some groups, Fonarow and colleagues suggested. (medpagetoday.com)
  • This may stand in contrast with NYHA class, which can conceivably be assigned in seconds by a clinician familiar with the patient," Fonarow and colleagues said. (medpagetoday.com)
  • The areas covered in the Journal are of general interest to the average clinician dealing with respiratory patients, especially pulmonologists and thoracic surgeons. (elsevier.es)
  • Oncologists commonly suffer "professional grief" when a patient dies - in fact, it is a "familiar, daily reality for the oncology clinician," says one - but when it is also accompanied by a sense of emotional isolation, it can lead to reduced well-being and burnout. (medscape.com)