Assessing whether ad hoc clinician-generated patient questionnaires provide psychometrically valid information.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The provision of psychometrically valid patient reported outcomes (PROs) improves patient outcomes and reflects their quality of life. Consequently, ad hoc clinician-generated questionnaires of the past are being replaced by more rigorous instruments. This change, while beneficial, risks the loss/orphaning of decades-long information on difficult to capture/chronically ill populations. The goal of this study was to assess to the quality of data retrieved from these legacy questionnaires. METHODS:Participants included 8563 patients who generated a total of 12,626 hospital admissions over the 2004-2014 study period. Items used to screen for issues related to function, mood, symptoms, and social support among patients with chronic disease were identified in our medical center's pat

SUBMITTER: Lee MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7055149 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature