Piloting a PREMs and PROMs longitudinal survey on the integration of healthcare services for patients living with hepatitis C in Tuscany region: study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Patient-reported measures are an invaluable resource for health systems to improve the quality of healthcare services. Patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) are an under-represented group within the stream of literature on collecting and using the experiences and outcomes reported by patients to improve healthcare performance. This protocol outlines the methodology to implement a longitudinal survey in Tuscany, Italy, to systematically gather patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and patient-reported experience measures (PREMs) for patients with HCV, with a focus on the integration of primary and hospital care.

Methods and analysis

We designed and developed a longitudinal survey to collect HCV PREMs and PROMs. The survey, which lasts 1 year, consists of thre

SUBMITTER: Corazza I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11481138 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature