Measuring Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Traumatic Craniomaxillofacial Injuries: Development of the AO CMF Injury Symptom Battery.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Traumatic craniomaxillofacial (CMF) injuries are associated with various symptoms/concerns that affect patients' quality of life. The assessment of outcomes from the patient perspective has been limited by the absence of patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures tailored to this patient population. To address this need, we employed a mixed methods, multi-step process to first identify the most important symptoms/concerns and then use this information to construct a PRO symptom battery. Methods: CMF clinicians and patients who had sustained traumatic CMF injuries participated in semi-structured interviews to elicit the symptoms/concerns considered the most important. The data were analyzed using an iterative coding procedure and symptom/concern frequency w

SUBMITTER: Jensen SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11641857 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature