7. Interpretation of Patient-Reported Outcome data
After completing this chapter, you will be familar with
- why is it important to learn about the interpretation of PROMs
- basic concepts of scoring of EORTC PROMs
- important interpretation approaches
- case examples: Interpretation of PRO results of patients Emily and Louis
- aspects you need to consider when choosing an interpretation approach
- other important aspects for interpretation in daily clinical practice
Estimated duration to complete:
- Why is it important to learn about the interpretation of PROMs?
- Short recapitulation: Scoring of EORTC questionnaires
- Interpretation approaches
- EORTC QOL Thresholds for clinical importance (TCIs)
- EORTC QOL Reference values and norm data
- PRO score interpretation thresholds (PROSITs)
- What you need to consider when choosing an interpretation approach
- Invitation to reflect
- What else is important for interpretation in daily clinical practice?
- Case Example 1: Interpretation of PRO results of patient Emily
- Case Example 2: Interpretation of PRO results of patient Louis
- Invitation to reflect
- Summary
- Test your knowledge!
- Evaluation reminder