Strategies to improve patient-reported outcome completion rates in longitudinal studies.
Lene Kongsgaard NielsenMadeleine KingSören MöllerMary JardenChristen Lykkegaard AndersenHenrik FrederiksenHenrik GregersenAnja KlostergaardMorten Saaby SteffensenPer Trøllund PedersenMaja HingeMikael FrederiksenBo Amdi JensenCarsten HellebergAnne Kærsgaard MylinNiels AbildgaardPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2019)
Electronic reminders and real-time monitoring contributed to a very high completion rate in the study. To increase the quality of PRO data, we propose integrating these strategies in PRO studies, however highlighting that an increase in staff resources is required for implementation.