Patient-Reported Outcomes in Endocrinology

The importance of the patient ’s perspective on disease has recently gained salience among clinical investigators and clinicians. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are those that pertain to a patient's health, quality if life, or functional status, that are associated with health care or treatment, and reported directly by the patient, without interpretation by a clinician. In any condition, PROs are critical tools to assess disease severity and the benefits and risks of a given treatment. Disease-specific, generic, and symptom-specific assessments each contribute valuable perspectives on the short- and long-term burden o f the medical condition and its treatment from a patient’s perspective.
Source: Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America - Category: Endocrinology Authors: Tags: Preface Source Type: research