Presenting comparative study PRO results to clinicians and researchers: beyond the eye of the beholder.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Patient-reported outcome (PRO) results from clinical trials can inform clinical care, but PRO interpretation is challenging. We evaluated the interpretation accuracy and perceived clarity of various strategies for displaying clinical trial PRO findings.

Methods

We conducted an e-survey of oncology clinicians and PRO researchers (supplemented by one-on-one clinician interviews) that randomized respondents to view one of the three line-graph formats (average scores over time for two treatments on four domains): (1) higher scores consistently indicating "better" patient status; (2) higher scores indicating "more" of what was being measured (better for function, worse for symptoms); or (3) normed scores. Two formats displayed proportions changed (pie/bar charts). Multiva

SUBMITTER: Brundage M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5770492 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature