The employment of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures to communicate the likely benefits of surgery

Norman Briffa

doi:10.2147/PROM.S132746

The employment of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures to communicate the likely benefits of surgery

Patient Relat Outcome Meas. 2018 Aug 16:9:263-266. doi: 10.2147/PROM.S132746. eCollection 2018.

Author

Norman Briffa^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, NHS Trust, Sheffield, UK, N.Briffa@sheffield.ac.uk.
² University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, N.Briffa@sheffield.ac.uk.

Abstract

Decision aids as part of shared care are underutilized in surgery. Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMS) are rapidly gaining interest as useful tools for various purposes in all fields of surgery. In this article, the author describes how PROMS can be used as decision aids in shared care between patients and health care workers, including surgeons.

Keywords: PROMS; decision aids; patient-centered care; shared care decisions.

Publication types

Review