Asking what matters: The relevance and use of patient- reported outcome measures that were developed without patient involvement

B.M. Wiering, D. de Boer, D. Delnoij

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Abstract

Background:
Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are increasingly used to establish the value of health care. In order to reflect value, PROMs should measure outcomes that matter to patients. However, patients are not always involved in the development of PROMs. This study therefore aimed to investigate whether PROMs, which were developed without patient involvement, are relevant to patients and whether the level of importance allocated towards aspects of these PROMs varies between patient groups.
Methods:
All patients from 20 Dutch hospitals undergoing hip or knee surgery in 2014
were invited to a PROMs survey. Participants were asked to rate the importance of each of the items in the HOOS-Physical Function Short form or the KOOS-Physical Function Short form, the EQ-5D and the NRS pain.
Results:
Most outcomes were considered important. However, 77.7% of hip surgery
patients rated being able to run as unimportant. Being able to kneel (32.7%) or squat (39.6%) was not important to a considerable minority of knee surgery patients. Pain, especially during rest, was considered very important by both hip (68.2%) and knee (66.5%) surgery patients. Patients who were older, male, experienced overall bad health and psychological health considered many items from the PROMs less important than other patients.
Discussion:
Patients differ in what they consider important. Health-care professionals
should explore patients’ preferences and discuss which treatment options best fit patients’ preferences. Additionally, if PROMs are used in performance measurement, further research is needed to look at whether and how variation in patient preferences can be taken into account.
KEYWORDS
hip and knee surgery, importance ratings, patient preferences, patient-reported outcome measures
Original languageEnglish
JournalHealth Expectations
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

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