The scale of implementation can range from an individual clinician introducing PROMs into practice to international efforts, such as the work of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM).
2018
Fact sheet or brochure
Comprehensive Care is one of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards in the second edition.
Identifying validated PROMs
There are resources available that can assist in identifying validated PROMs, including:
2019
Presentation
Standard PowerPoint slides have been developed to support education and training for implementing the Comprehensive Care Standard. The slides include speaker notes to support use.
2019
Presentation
Standard PowerPoint slides have been developed to support education and training for implementing the Comprehensive Care Standard. The slides include speaker notes to support use.
2019
Publication, report or update
Good healthcare outcomes are not just about treatments being clinically successful. Good outcomes also include having symptoms managed, being able to do things you ordinarily would, and minimising the impacts of health conditions and treatments on other parts of your life.
Selecting a PROM
Research on patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) has evolved over three decades.1,2 During this time, hundreds of PROMs have been developed.2 The development of PROMs originally came from researchers looking to incorporate the perspectives of patients in their work.
A patient-reported outcome is 'any report of the status of a patient’s health condition that comes directly from the patient, without interpretation of the patient’s response by a clinician or anyone else'.1