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Electronic capturing of patientreported outcome measures on a. The patientreported outcomes measurement information system promis provides clinicians and researchers access to reliable, valid, and flexible measures of health status that assess physical, mental, and social wellbeing from the patient perspective. It stands in contrast to an outcome reported by someone else, such as a physicianreported outcome, a nursereported outcome, and so on. Aug 24, 2012 many stakeholders, including patients, are using these media to find new ways to make sense of diseases, to find and discuss treatments, and to give support to patients and their caregivers. Promis is an adaptive, responsive national institutes of health nih assessment tool that measures patient reported health. Computer adaptive testing approach to pros research tool.
Full text truthfulness in patientreported outcomes. However, optimal data management for effective pro applications is unclear. Dec 23, 2015 patientreported outcomes pro provide a more comprehensive picture of patients quality of life than do mere physicians ratings. Data management for applications of patient reported outcomes.
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