Patient Reported Outcome Measures
Obesity associated with greater improvements in patient-reported outcomes after TKA
According to results published in the Journal of Arthroplasty, patients with obesity had greater improvements in patient-reported outcome measures after total knee arthroplasty compared with patients without obesity.
AAOS launches initiative with updated patient-reported outcome tools, guidance
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons launched the patient-reported outcome measures initiative PROMs in Practice that includes resources to facilitate widespread use of such measures in orthopedic care, according to a press release.
Speaker discusses keys to collecting patient-reported outcome measures
NEW ORLEANS — When implementing the collection of patient-reported outcomes, Elizabeth G. Matzkin, MD, said it is important for physicians, their team and patients to commit to data collection.
Huntington Disease Health Index accurate for patient-reported changes in symptom burden
CHICAGO – The Huntington Disease Health Index was an accurate, clinically meaningful tool for participants in the KINECT-HD trial to report symptomatic disease burden changes when treated with valbenazine, according to a recent study.
New tool measures pain severity specific to autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
The first validated tool has been developed to assess pain and discomfort specific to autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, according to data presented in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Tofacitinib provides sustained dactylitis improvement in psoriatic arthritis
Patients with psoriatic arthritis who receive tofacitinib demonstrate “sustained improvements” in dactylitis compared with those who did not receive tofacitinib, according to data published in BMC Rheumatology.
Preoperative patient-reported outcome measure thresholds create access-to-care barriers
GRAPEVINE, Texas — Results showed most patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty achieved the minimum clinically important difference at all theoretical patient-reported outcome measure thresholds with low complications and readmissions.
Most initial non-responders to outcome measures 1 year after TJA may be contactable
GRAPEVINE, Texas — Study results presented here showed patients who are non-responders to requests for patient-reported outcome measures 1 year after total joint arthroplasty are reachable with some effort.
Differences observed in child, clinician, caregiver reporting of cancer therapy toxicities
Clinicians consistently underreported and caregivers overreported symptomatic adverse events that children undergoing cancer treatment in clinical trials experienced, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.
AI mobile app improves on ‘subjective’ patient-reported stool assessment in IBS
SAN DIEGO — A smartphone app using artificial intelligence was more effective than patient reporting in assessing stool samples in a cohort of individuals with irritable bowel syndrome, according to data presented at Digestive Diseases Week.