Patient and healthcare professional perspectives on implementing patient-reported outcome measures in gender-affirming care: a qualitative study.

Rakhshan KamranLiam JackmanAnna LawsMelissa StepneyConrad HarrisonAbhilash JainJeremy Rodrigues

Published in: BMJ open quality (2023)

Gender-affirming care PROM implementation must address: patient mistrust with PROMs, accessibility, communication on what PROMs are and how they can be used, reducing burden, and hybridised implementation. These factors may also be applicable to other clinical areas interested in implementing PROMs.

Keyphrases

patient reported outcomes
healthcare
quality improvement
case report
palliative care
primary care
mental health
affordable care act
pain management
risk factors
health information
social media