Use of patient-reported experience and outcome measures within the colorectal cancer care continuum: a scoping review

ConclusionsFuture work in CRC PREM development should focus on (1) establishing validated measures that aim to either capture disease/treatment-specific granularity or capitalize on applicability across care settings, (2) localizing novel or existing PREMs to consider different cultural contexts in healthcare, and (3) benchmarking associations between PREMs, PROMs, and other outcomes of interest.Implications for Cancer SurvivorsIndividuals progressing through the CRC care continuum often undergo a multitude of procedures from detection and diagnosis to treatment and surveillance. The establishment of validated PREMs specific to CRC would help to benchmark and further improve the quality of care received —which should translate to better patient-reported outcomes—and serve as process indicators for institutions and providers to maintain rigorous health service delivery standard for CRC survivors.
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research