Clinical Outcome Assessment in Cancer Rehabilitation and the Central Role of Patient-Reported Outcomes
The aim of cancer rehabilitation is to help patients regain functioning and social participation. In order to evaluate and optimize rehabilitation, it is important to measure its outcomes in a structured way. In this article, we review the different types of clinical outcome assessments (COAs), incl...
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| author | Jens Lehmann Maria Rothmund David Riedl Gerhard Rumpold Vincent Grote Michael J. Fischer Bernhard Holzner |
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| description | The aim of cancer rehabilitation is to help patients regain functioning and social participation. In order to evaluate and optimize rehabilitation, it is important to measure its outcomes in a structured way. In this article, we review the different types of clinical outcome assessments (COAs), including Clinician-Reported Outcomes (ClinROs), Observer-Reported Outcomes (ObsROs), Performance Outcomes (PerfOs), and Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs). A special focus is placed on PROs, which are commonly defined as any direct report from the patient about their health condition without any interpretation by a third party. We provide a narrative review of available PRO measures (PROMs) for relevant outcomes, discuss the current state of PRO implementation in cancer rehabilitation, and highlight trends that use PROs to benchmark value-based care. Furthermore, we provide examples of PRO usage, highlight the benefits of electronic PRO (ePRO) collection, and offer advice on how to select, implement, and integrate PROs into the cancer rehabilitation setting to maximize efficiency. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5cbf8b35dcf74d4f92957568a0bf4e372023-11-23T11:15:46ZengMDPI AGCancers2072-66942021-12-011418410.3390/cancers14010084Clinical Outcome Assessment in Cancer Rehabilitation and the Central Role of Patient-Reported OutcomesJens Lehmann0Maria Rothmund1David Riedl2Gerhard Rumpold3Vincent Grote4Michael J. Fischer5Bernhard Holzner6Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Psychosomatics and Medical Psychology, University Hospital of Psychiatry II, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, AustriaDepartment of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Psychosomatics and Medical Psychology, University Hospital of Psychiatry II, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, AustriaDepartment of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Psychosomatics and Medical Psychology, University Hospital of Psychiatry II, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, AustriaDepartment of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Psychosomatics and Medical Psychology, University Hospital of Psychiatry II, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, AustriaLudwig Boltzmann Institute for Rehabilitation Research, 1140 Vienna, AustriaLudwig Boltzmann Institute for Rehabilitation Research, 1140 Vienna, AustriaDepartment of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Psychosomatics and Medical Psychology, University Hospital of Psychiatry II, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, AustriaThe aim of cancer rehabilitation is to help patients regain functioning and social participation. In order to evaluate and optimize rehabilitation, it is important to measure its outcomes in a structured way. In this article, we review the different types of clinical outcome assessments (COAs), including Clinician-Reported Outcomes (ClinROs), Observer-Reported Outcomes (ObsROs), Performance Outcomes (PerfOs), and Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs). A special focus is placed on PROs, which are commonly defined as any direct report from the patient about their health condition without any interpretation by a third party. We provide a narrative review of available PRO measures (PROMs) for relevant outcomes, discuss the current state of PRO implementation in cancer rehabilitation, and highlight trends that use PROs to benchmark value-based care. Furthermore, we provide examples of PRO usage, highlight the benefits of electronic PRO (ePRO) collection, and offer advice on how to select, implement, and integrate PROs into the cancer rehabilitation setting to maximize efficiency.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/1/84outcome assessmentpatient-reported outcomespatient reported outcome measuresrehabilitationcancer rehabilitationvalue-based care |
| spellingShingle | Jens Lehmann Maria Rothmund David Riedl Gerhard Rumpold Vincent Grote Michael J. Fischer Bernhard Holzner Clinical Outcome Assessment in Cancer Rehabilitation and the Central Role of Patient-Reported Outcomes Cancers outcome assessment patient-reported outcomes patient reported outcome measures rehabilitation cancer rehabilitation value-based care |
| title | Clinical Outcome Assessment in Cancer Rehabilitation and the Central Role of Patient-Reported Outcomes |
| title_full | Clinical Outcome Assessment in Cancer Rehabilitation and the Central Role of Patient-Reported Outcomes |
| title_fullStr | Clinical Outcome Assessment in Cancer Rehabilitation and the Central Role of Patient-Reported Outcomes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clinical Outcome Assessment in Cancer Rehabilitation and the Central Role of Patient-Reported Outcomes |
| title_short | Clinical Outcome Assessment in Cancer Rehabilitation and the Central Role of Patient-Reported Outcomes |
| title_sort | clinical outcome assessment in cancer rehabilitation and the central role of patient reported outcomes |
| topic | outcome assessment patient-reported outcomes patient reported outcome measures rehabilitation cancer rehabilitation value-based care |
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