A framework to assess patient-reported adverse outcomes arising during hospitalization.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The assessment of adverse events from a patient-centered view includes patient-reported adverse outcomes. An adverse outcome refers to any suboptimal outcome experienced by the patient; when adverse outcomes are identified through a patient interview these are called patient-reported adverse outcomes. An adverse event is an adverse outcome that is more likely due to the processes of medical care rather than to the mere progression of disease. In the context of a large-scale study assessing post-hospitalization adverse events, we developed a conceptual framework to assess patient-reported adverse outcomes (PRAOs). This methodological manuscript describes this conceptual framework.

Methods

The PRAO framework builds on a validated adverse event ascertainment method i

SUBMITTER: Okoniewska B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4974809 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature