170 Altering Patient Reported Outcomes Through Practice
Episode description
Patient reported outcome measures (PROM) are commonly used to assess function in patients. But is that what they are actually measuring? Can we alter those scores in a meaningful way just through practicing the tasks mentioned in the questionnaire?
Can the QuickDASH PROM be Altered by First Completing the Tasks on the Instrument?
Shapiro LM, Harris AHS, Eppler SL, Kamal RN.
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2019 Apr 27. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000000731. [Epub ahead of print]
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Produced by:
Matt Hunter
Music for PT Inquest:
"The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake
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