Gopal L Narang1, Stephanie C Pannell, Aaron A Laviana, Kathy H Y Huen, Jason Izard, Angela B Smith, Jonathan Bergman. 1. aDepartment of Urology, University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina bDepartment of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA cDepartment of Urology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada dUNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina eVeterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California fOlive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, California gDepartment of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Many urologic treatments have similar clinical outcomes, necessitating alternative methods to discriminate between options. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) have become the new standard for evaluating the patient experience, and their use has drastically increased over the past decade. The purpose of this review is to discuss the status of PROMs in urology, highlight commonly used tools and address their future direction. RECENT FINDINGS: An increasing number of urology-specific PROMs tools have been developed and validated. An increased focus on patient-centered care has provided an impetus for their rise in use. Implementation of PROMs has transitioned from being primarily descriptive in nature to producing actionable findings. Many PROMs are now implemented in daily clinical practice. The future of PROMs will involve new instrument development, integration into clinical practice and the use of PROMs as performance measures. SUMMARY: PROMs are effective tools for characterizing symptom burden and health-related quality of life. With increasing clinical implementation, PROMs are playing an increasing role in patients' clinical decision-making.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Many urologic treatments have similar clinical outcomes, necessitating alternative methods to discriminate between options. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) have become the new standard for evaluating the patient experience, and their use has drastically increased over the past decade. The purpose of this review is to discuss the status of PROMs in urology, highlight commonly used tools and address their future direction. RECENT FINDINGS: An increasing number of urology-specific PROMs tools have been developed and validated. An increased focus on patient-centered care has provided an impetus for their rise in use. Implementation of PROMs has transitioned from being primarily descriptive in nature to producing actionable findings. Many PROMs are now implemented in daily clinical practice. The future of PROMs will involve new instrument development, integration into clinical practice and the use of PROMs as performance measures. SUMMARY: PROMs are effective tools for characterizing symptom burden and health-related quality of life. With increasing clinical implementation, PROMs are playing an increasing role in patients' clinical decision-making.
Authors: Graham R Hale; Mohammed Shahait; David I Lee; Daniel J Lee; Ryan W Dobbs Journal: Patient Prefer Adherence Date: 2021-06-23 Impact factor: 2.711