Measuring What Matters: Patient-Reported Outcome and Experience Measures for Men Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy

Muhieddine Labban; Logan Briggs; Alexander P Cole; Quoc-Dien Trinh

doi:10.1016/j.euf.2021.09.010

Measuring What Matters: Patient-Reported Outcome and Experience Measures for Men Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy

Eur Urol Focus. 2021 Sep;7(5):913-915. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2021.09.010. Epub 2021 Sep 21.

Authors

Muhieddine Labban¹, Logan Briggs¹, Alexander P Cole¹, Quoc-Dien Trinh²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Urological Surgery and Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
² Division of Urological Surgery and Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 34556455
DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2021.09.010

Abstract

Patient-reported outcome and experience measures capture a reliable representation of a patient's functional outcomes and quality of life. However, they are only helpful if the data are easily comprehensible to patients and are accessible to providers, patients, and payers. If we want to ensure that these metrics are fair, accurate, and relevant, then physicians should be leaders in developing and adopting these tools.

MeSH terms

Humans
Male
Patient Reported Outcome Measures
Prostatectomy*
Quality of Life*