Patient-reported outcome measures as determinants for the utilization of health care among outpatients with epilepsy: a prognostic cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures can inform clinical decision making and planning of treatment in the health care system. The aim of this study was to examine whether patient-reported health domains influence the use of health care services in outpatients with epilepsy.

Methods

This was a prognostic cohort study of 2,426 epilepsy outpatients referred to PRO-based follow-up at the Department of Neurology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark. Patients filled out a questionnaire covering health literacy areas, self-efficacy, well-being and general health. The main outcome was a record of contact to the epilepsy outpatient clinic, inpatient ward and/or emergency room within 1 year, retrieved from health register data. Associations were analysed by multivariable

SUBMITTER: Rasmussen SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10589170 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature