NHS goes to the PROMS

Floor and ceiling effects in the OHS: an analysis of the NHS PROMs data set

OBJECTIVES The objective was to examine whether the Oxford Hip Score (OHS) demonstrated a floor or a ceiling effect when used to measure the outcome of hip replacement surgery in a large national cohort. SETTING Secondary database analysis of a national audit conducted in England and Wales on patient undergoing hip and knee arthroplasty in a secondary care setting. PARTICIPANTS 93 253 prima...

(PROMs) and to investigate the practicality of using PROMs in a surgical office

Background: After a Ministry of Health conference on outcome analysis, a study was proposed to explore the value of incorporating patientreported outcome measures into the daily activity of a surgical office. Methods: Subjective survey and objective clinical testing methods were used. Patients undergoing hip or knee total joint replacement at a nonacademic centre were asked to complete outcome ...

Psychometric validation of the Coronary Revascularisation Outcome Questionnaire (CROQv2) in the context of the NHS Coronary Revascularisation PROMs Pilot

OBJECTIVES The Coronary Revascularisation Outcome Questionnaire (CROQ) is a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) for coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We tested the psychometric properties of a modified version (CROQv2) when administered in a National Health Service (NHS)/Department of Health (DH) funded pilot of PROMs for coronary revascular...

Let’s Raise a Half-Full Glass to the Zombie NHS: A Response to Recent Commentaries

Archetype Representation of PROMs

A home telehealth system allowing chronic-obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and heart-failure (HF) patients to communicate patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) has been implemented in routine care at Linköping University Hospital, Sweden [1]. The system makes use of digital pen technology and Health Diary forms printed on paper for allowing even elderly severely ill patients to use the ...