Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) following knee arthroplasty: a prospective cohort study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

To evaluate the quality of clinical practice, patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are important as certain questions could only be answered by the patient himself. PROMs help to get a better understanding what is meaningful to a patient and directly affects daily functioning. To move beyond traditional measures, we are interested in what matters to patients and developed this project. The aim of this article is to provide the protocol for our study collecting PROMs in daily medical practice from patients who undergo knee arthroplasty.

Methods and analysis

This study is a single-site, observational, prospective cohort study. We will recruit patients scheduled for a knee arthroplasty in our medical office, situated in a private clinic. After signed informed

SUBMITTER: Vogel N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7722830 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature