Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) can demonstrate the effects of a disease or treatment. By using patient questionnaires, the results can be analyzed to predict clinical outcomes in medical research ...

Increasing emphasis is being placed on the development of authentic instruments for assessing the competence of health professionals. Patients offer a unique perspective for assessing aspects of ...

A new study, aided by the University of Arizona, found that many questions ahead of therapy sessions are misinterpreted.

This systematic review shows that there is no conclusive evidence for the use of a single patient-reported outcome questionnaire in the evaluation of patients undergoing hip arthroscopy. A limitation ...

Can the patient's perception of the disease become part of the treatment? In Denmark this approach is a reality. Euronews explored how this became possible. Hanne Dalgaard Christensen is a 57-year-old ...

A new brief report published in JAMA Psychiatry finds that the instructions for the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ), a ...

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Confusion over symptom questionnaires is common, and likely hampers efforts to diagnose and treat physical and mental ...

Though patients have expressed their dissatisfaction with communication in the cancer care system, 8, 13 the quality of patient-provider communication is an area seldom measured systematically as part ...

Insufficient Effectiveness of 5-Hydroxytryptamine-3 Receptor Antagonists Due to Oral Morphine Administration in Patients With Cisplatin-Induced Emesis PURPOSE: To develop a psychometrically sound ...

The University of Texas-Memorial Hermann Center for Healthcare Quality and Safety offers a series of free, downloadable safety attitudes questionnaires. The Safety Attitudes Questionnaire has been ...

Individual survey items assessing patient experience in emergency departments largely capture a single overall experience rather than distinct aspects of care.