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How to Include Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Clinical Trials.

Richard G McGee
Published in: Current osteoporosis reports (2021)
Patient-reported outcome measures are often the best way of measuring patient symptoms and quality of life. Patient-reported outcome measures can help reduce observer bias, engage patients in the research process, and inform health service resource planning. A range of tools exist to help facilitate clinicians and researchers in selecting and utilising patient reported outcome measures. Key issues to consider when selecting an appropriate tool include the development, format and psychometric properties of the patient-reported outcome measures. The use of patient-reported outcome measures allow us to better understand the patient experience and their values. A range of tools exist to help facilitate the use of patient-reported outcome measures. This article outlines how we can incorporate patient-reported outcome measures in clinical trials.
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