Incorporating PROMIS Symptom Measures into Primary Care Practice-a Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Symptoms account for more than 400 million clinic visits annually in the USA. The SPADE symptoms (sleep, pain, anxiety, depression, and low energy/fatigue) are particularly prevalent and undertreated.

Objective

To assess the effectiveness of providing PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcome Measure Information System) symptom scores to clinicians on symptom outcomes.

Design

Randomized clinical trial conducted from March 2015 through May 2016 in general internal medicine and family practice clinics in an academic healthcare system.

Participants

Primary care patients who screened positive for at least one SPADE symptom.

Interventions

After completing the PROMIS symptom measures electronically immediately prior to their visit, the 300 study participants

SUBMITTER: Kroenke K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6082211 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature