Utility of PROM Questionnaires: Correlation of Question Burden and Response Rate Among Surgically Treated Patients with Musculoskeletal Diseases.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) constitute a patient-centered way to assess treatment outcomes in musculoskeletal diseases. In this study, we explored the factors affecting the response rate when systematically utilizing PROMs for operatively treated patients in a clinical setting. The purpose was to find factors that could be influenced to improve the response rates of questionnaires in the future. Methods: The data were collected from a large institutional registry, divided into seven sub-registries (hand, elbow, shoulder, back, hip, knee, and foot and ankle), by gathering demographic data and joint-specific and generic PROM results. The data were collected preoperatively, as well as postoperatively at 3 months and 1 year. We analyzed patient demograph

SUBMITTER: Vilkki K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12525256 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature