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Patient-relevant outcomes: what are we talking about? A scoping review to improve conceptual clarity.

Christine KerstingMalte KneerAnne Barzel
Published in: BMC health services research (2020)
This scoping review on patient-relevant outcomes was driven by the questions (1) what outcomes are particularly relevant to patients, and (2) who determines their relevance. We found a wide range of supposedly patient-relevant outcomes, with only one third of articles involving patients in the justification of the outcome selection. In view of this conceptual uncertainty it appears difficult to determine or even to compare a particular patient benefit of interventions. A set of generic outcomes relevant to patients would be helpful to contribute to a consistent understanding of patient relevance.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • case report
  • newly diagnosed
  • chronic kidney disease
  • prognostic factors
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • physical activity
  • skeletal muscle
  • metabolic syndrome
  • glycemic control