What does “Patient-reported outcome measure (PROM)” mean?
A standardised questionnaire in which patients rate their own symptoms, function or quality of life.
Patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) in plain English
A standardised questionnaire in which patients rate their own symptoms, function or quality of life.
PROMs are the main outcome measure in this field, because pain, sleep quality and anxiety cannot be measured objectively from outside.
They are appropriate, and they are also vulnerable to expectation. Someone who has paid for treatment and hopes it works is not a neutral observer of their own symptoms.
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What does patient-reported outcome measure (prom) mean?
A standardised questionnaire in which patients rate their own symptoms, function or quality of life.
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