Usage and impact of patient-reported outcomes in epilepsy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of patient-reported outcomes (PRO) in clinical practice is gaining increasing attention. This study aimed to provide a critical assessment of the current state-of-the-art and beliefs about the use of PRO in the management of people with epilepsy across some European countries.

Methods

Structured interviews were conducted with European experts to collect insights about (I) the personal experience with PRO; (II) the value and impact of PRO in the decision-making process at the national level; and (III) the interest for and use of PRO by national health authorities.

Results

Nine neurologists (Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Poland, and United Kingdom), three health economists (Portugal, Romania, and Sweden), and one epidemiol

SUBMITTER: Vonck K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10726862 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature