General practitioners' views on use of patient reported outcome measures in primary care: a cross-sectional survey and qualitative study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) are increasingly used to assess impact of disease and treatment on quality of life and symptoms; however, their use in primary care is fragmented. We aimed to understand how PROMs are currently being used in primary care, the barriers and facilitators of this use and if appropriate how it might be optimised. METHODS:Cross-sectional survey and semi-structured interviews among general practitioners (GPs) in England. GPs' opinions were explored using an electronic, self-completed questionnaire disseminated to 100 GPs via an online doctors' community and semi-structured qualitative interviews with 25 GPs. RESULTS:Most GPs surveyed (77/100; 77%) reported using one or more PROM, primarily to aid clinical management (n = 66) or as screening/dia

SUBMITTER: Turner GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6979354 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature