The use of patient‐reported outcome measures by healthcare professionals in specialized asthma management centers in French‐speaking Belgium: A mixed‐methods study

ABSTRACT: Abstract

Introduction

Recently, the literature has promoted the use of patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) in clinical practice as a means to foster patient engagement. However, conditions necessary to support the use of PROMs to encourage asthma patient engagement are not clearly defined. Therefore, we sought (1) to explore the current and ideal use of PROMs by healthcare professionals (HP) in specialized asthma management centers in French‐speaking Belgium and (2) to understand under which conditions the use of PROMs contributes to patient engagement.

Methods

We undertook a mixed‐methods study with both anonymous online survey and in‐person qualitative semi‐structured interviews conducted with HPs to understand their perspectives on the routine use of PROMs. HPs w

SUBMITTER: Louis G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10182759 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature