Patient Reported Outcome Measures
Daily remote outcome assessments may improve symptom management during cancer treatment
Daily electronic patient-reported outcome assessments may provide valuable insight into symptom management among patients with cancer undergoing antineoplastic treatment, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
Patient-reported outcome measure thresholds differed by TSA type, diagnosis
TAMPA, Fla. — Researchers who identified differences in clinically relevant results for anatomic and reverse shoulder arthroplasty said understanding these prosthesis- and diagnosis-based differences can aid clinical decision-making.
Patient-reported outcome survey may provide accurate measures with low completion burden
Published results showed a patient-reported outcome measurement survey for physical function may have a small burden to patients in terms of time commitment while providing accurate measures of postoperative functional improvements.
Patient-reported outcomes beyond 1 year may be unnecessary for accurate TKA assessment
Primary total knee arthroplasty patient-reported outcomes through the 1-year follow-up reliably predicted longer-term outcomes, according to results presented the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting.
Task force focuses on quality-of-life issues ‘most relevant to our AYAs’ with cancer
Cancer in adolescents and young adults has become an important area of focus in oncology research.
VIDEO: Reimbursable remote patient monitoring may lead to improved care
In this Healio Video Perspective from the AWIR Annual Conference, Jeff Curtis, MD, MS, MPH, professor of medicine in the division of clinical immunology and rheumatology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, shares three main points of his presentation on comorbidities and outcomes in patients with rheumatic disease.
New patient-reported preference measure may support nephrology research, care
A new preference-based measure assessing seven domains of health-related quality of life may offer “significant advantages” for nephrology clinical research and care compared with traditional patient-reported outcome measures.
More nephrologist visits to dialysis facilities not linked to better patient experience
Results from the In-Center Hemodialysis Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey indicated that more frequent visits by nephrologists were not associated with improved patient-reported experiences.
Pursuing the ‘obvious ethical imperative’ of a dual-target strategy in RA
The last 2 decades of rheumatology management, including the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, have been marked by improved drugs aiming at increasingly more refined therapeutic targets.
On World Kidney Day, nephrology community should focus on patient-centered care
Shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic started, recognition of the value of telehealth – although long overdue – became clear in an environment where person-to-person contact was minimized.