Assessment of patient-reported outcomes after polytrauma: protocol for a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Survivors of polytrauma experience long-term and short-term burden that influences their lives. The patients' view of relevant short-term and long-term outcomes should be captured in instruments that measure quality of life and other patient-reported outcomes (PROs) after a polytrauma. The aim of this systematic review is to (1) collect instruments that assess PROs (quality of life, social participation and activities of daily living) during follow-up after polytrauma, (2) describe the instruments' application (eg, duration of period of follow-up) and (3) investigate other relevant PROs that are also assessed in the included studies (pain, depression, anxiety and cognitive function).

Methods and analysis

The systematic review protocol is developed in line with t

SUBMITTER: Gnass I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5857702 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature