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11.12.2019 | CONSENSUS STATEMENT
Measuring pelvic floor disorder symptoms using patient-reported instruments: proceedings of the consensus meeting of the pelvic floor consortium of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the International Continence Society, the American Urogynecologic Society, and the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction
verfasst von:
L. G. Bordeianou, J. Anger, M. Boutros, E. Birnbaum, J. C. Carmichael, K. Connell, E. J. B. De, A. Mellgren, K. Staller, S. A. Vogler, M. M. Weinstein, F. A. Yafi, T. Hull, Members of the Pelvic Floor Disorders Consortium Working Groups on Patient-Reported Outcomes
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Techniques in Coloproctology
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The patient-reported outcome (PRO) is defined as a report of the status of a patient’s health condition that comes directly from the patient, without the interpretation of the patient’s response by a clinician or anyone else [
1]. Beginning with the introduction of the Karnofsky performance status scale in 194 [
2,
8] health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has become an increasingly important metric in the field of health care research. The growing prominence of HRQoL signifies a shift in focus from clinical outcomes related solely to survival and complications, to outcomes that include the patient’s perspective. Studies have shown that clinicians’ assessments of outcomes that matter often differ significantly from outcomes reported by patients. A considerable disconnect can occur between what the observer deems important versus what the patient considers important in terms of symptom management and the balance between relief and quality of life [
3,
4]. …
