Patient-reported outcomes for diabetes and hypertension care in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) assess patients' perspectives on their health status, providing opportunities to improve the quality of care. While PROMs are increasingly used in high-income settings, limited data are available on PROMs use for diabetes and hypertension in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). This scoping review aimed to determine how PROMs are employed for diabetes and hypertension care in LMICs.

Methods

We searched PubMed, EMBASE, and ClinicalTrials.gov for English-language studies published between August 2009 and August 2019 that measured at least one PROM related to diabetes or hypertension in LMICs. Full texts of included studies were examined to assess study characteristics, target population, outcome focus, PROMs used, and

SUBMITTER: Masyuko S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7810280 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature