Evaluation of patient-reported outcome measurements as a reliable tool to measure acceptability of the taste of paediatric medicines in an inpatient paediatric population.

Punam MistryHeather StirlingClaire CallensJames HodsonHannah Katharine Batchelornull null

Published in: BMJ open (2018)

Patient-reported outcome measures correlate with each other and are a useful means to assess the taste (and acceptability) of medicines. Hedonic scales are better understood by children and should be the first choice tool in the assessment of medicines taste.

Keyphrases

patient reported outcomes
intensive care unit
emergency department
young adults
mental health
palliative care
acute care